Barbara Jean Burns (academic)
Barbara Jean Burns | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1941 |
| Died | 28 January 2024 (aged 82) |
| Education | Jackson-Reed High School |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky Columbia University Boston College |
| Occupation | Academic |
Barbara Jean Burns (9 November 1941 – 28 January 2024) was an American academic, psychiatrist, mental health services researcher, and educator.[1]
Biography
[edit]Burns received her bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky, her master's degree from Columbia University, and her Ph.D. from Boston College.[2] Burns created the first federal initiatives in children's mental health services research at the National institute of Mental Health in the late 1980s.[3]
Burns held various positions at Boston College, Harvard University, Hood College, the University of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University before moving to Duke.[4] Burns worked for 31 years at the Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Department at Duke University until her retirement in June 2020.[5] At Duke, she was co-director of the psychiatric, epidemiology, and health services research program from 1989 to 1997.[4]
Burns died on January 28, 2024, after living at the Carol Woods Retirement Community for three years.[6]
Further reading
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Barbara Jean Burns | Duke University School of Medicine". medschool.duke.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Barbara Burns, 1941-2024". Women In Academia Report. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ "Barbara Jean Burns Obituary (1941 - 2024) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ a b "In Memoriam: Barbara Burns, 1941-2024". Women In Academia Report. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ "Duke Flags Lowered: Dr. Barbara Burns, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Dies | Duke Today". today.duke.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ "Barbara Jean Burns Ph.D's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information". Cremation Society of the Carolinas. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- 1941 births
- 2024 deaths
- Academics from Washington, D.C.
- People from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- University of Kentucky alumni
- Columbia University alumni
- Boston College alumni
- Boston College faculty
- Harvard University faculty
- Hood College faculty
- University of Maryland, College Park faculty
- Johns Hopkins University faculty
- Duke University faculty
- 20th-century American women academics
- 21st-century American women academics
- American women psychiatrists
- Mental health researchers