Kathryn Burke, PhD

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Kathryn Burke, PhD, is the Discipline Director for special education fellowships. She recruits for the special education fellowship through Temple University.

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)

Education and Training

Graduate Degree

PhD - Special Education, Minor in Research Design and Analysis University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

MEd - Elementary Education Pennsylvania Certification, Elementary Education, Special Education Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

Titles and Academic Titles

Special Education Discipline Director

Departments and Services

Publications

Posters and Presentations

2020

Licata, A. M., Burke, K. M., Blaskowitz, M. G., & Pustorino-Clevenger, A. (2020, June). Technology usage in Pennsylvania’s inclusive postsecondary programs: Seeking equity in access and application. Oral presentation at the 2020 American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.

Shogren, K. A., Mazzotti, V. L., Stewart-Ginsburg, J., & Wysenski, D., Hagiwara, M., Burke, K. M., & Qian, X. (2020, June). Promoting self-determination for students with disabilities: A goal-setting challenge app. Oral presentation at the 2020 American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.

Burke, K. M., & Bross, L. A. (2020, June). Examining the research on internships for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A meta-analysis. Poster presentation at the 2020 American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.

Burke, K. M., Dean, E. E., Shogren, K. A., & Raley, S. K. (2020, June). Goal Attainment Scaling: A framework for research and practice in the intellectual and developmental disabilities field. Oral presentation at the 2020 American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.

Shogren, K. A., Mazzotti, V. L., Burke, K. M., Stewart-Ginsburg, J., & Wysenski, D. (2020, February). Promoting self-determination for students with disabilities: A goal-setting challenge app. Oral presentation at the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2020 Special Education Convention and Expo. Portland, OR.

2019

Shogren, K. A., Burke, K. M., Hicks, T. A., Antosh, A. A., & Dean, E. E. (2019, November). Promoting integrated employment outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Oral presentation at the 2019 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference. Washington, DC.

Burke, K. M., Shogren, K. A., & Rifenbark, G. G. (2019, November). The impact of goal types and personal factors on goal attainment for transition-age students with intellectual disability. Poster presentation at the 2019 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference. Washington, DC.

Burke, K. M., Shogren, K. A., & Behrens, S. (2019, November). Mapping the literature on the essential characteristics of self-determination. Poster presentation at the 2019 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Conference. Washington, DC.

Burke, K. M., Shogren, K. A., & Behrens, S. (2019, June). Mapping the literature on the essential characteristics of self-determination. Poster presentation at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Annual Conference. St. Paul, MN.

Burke, K. M., Shogren, K. A., & Rifenbark, G. G. (2019, June). The impact of goal types and personal factors on goal attainment for transition-age students with intellectual disability. Poster presentation at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Annual Conference. St. Paul, MN.

Shogren, K. A., Burke, K. M., Antosh, A. A., Anderson, M. H., & Hicks, T. A. (2019, June). Promoting integrated employment outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Oral presentation at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Annual Conference. St. Paul, MN. 24. Burke, K. M., Kurth, J. A., Shogren, K. A., Hagiwara, M., & Ruppar, A. (2018, November).

Awards and Honors

2018-2019, Friends of the Life Span Institute Graduate Research Award, University of Kansas

2017-2018, David Dahlke Community Inclusion Award, University of Kansas

2015-2019, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Leadership Grant – Access, College, Career, and Extensive & Significant Supports (ACCESS) Doctoral Fellowship, University of Kansas

Leadership and Memberships

2016-present, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

2015-present, Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)

2015-2019, University of Kansas Professionals for Inclusion and Social Justice (ISJ)