"We need to teach people not about human beings, but about being human." ~Camille Burnett
I am a thought leader who cares about justice, equity and that which affects the core of our humanity. As a health justice scholar I believe we have the right to dignity and equitable access to resources that foster thriving in our lives. Without this we cannot be truly healthy as individuals or as a nation.
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So I engage with communities, I lead courageous and solution-oriented conversations, and present about structural issues that matter to ignite and inspire each of us to make changes within ourselves and our world.
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I look forward to helping to navigate and lead you through similar conversations as a consultant and speaker.
Official Biography
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Dr. Camille Burnett, PhD, MPA, APHN-BC, RN, BSc.N, DSW, FAAN is a Scholar, Social Entrepreneur and Innovative Thought Leader whose work and teachings critically address determinants of health, equity and structural justice. As an academic nurse scientist, health equity adminstrator, and public health researcher, Dr. Burnett examines policies related to vulnerable groups and the impact that contextual and structural influences have in affecting outcomes. She uses her public health nursing expertise to identify structural opportunities for change and amplifies community based initiatives to create innovative and engaging solutions. Dr. Burnett has extensive professional experience within the US and Canadian health care system, in public health, public health management, research and as a private consultant with her own consulting company. She has held provincial public health administrator leadership positions in Canada and academic administrator leadership positions in the US. Dr. Burnett has several years of community engagement and service appointments on over 25 local, national and international boards, and select appointments as a national policy think tank appointee and internationally as only one of 30 International Council of Nursing 2019 Global Nurse Leaders. Dr. Burnett holds several professional affiliations, is the recipient of 21 teaching excellence awards, 4 university-wide teaching awards, has published 25 articles, 2 books and 4 book chapters, has been highlighted in well over 60 media stories, and participates in numerous speaking engagements and presentations to a variety of audiences worldwide. She is the author of the book “Be better…for the urgency is now” (2020) available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and BookBaby Bookshop and the textbook Justice in Health (2022) available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and SpringerLink.
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Media Links
How the Rise to Health Coaltion aims to tackle healthcare equity (March 1, 2024), Health Data Management
Fierce 50 award (October 2, 2023) Fierce 50: Health Equity honorees | Fierce Pharma
Becker’s Hospital Review Webinar (September 2023). https://go.beckershospitalreview.com/pi/how-to-set-health-equity-leaders-up-for-success
American Medical Association (July 25, 2023). Why coordinated action is needed to advance health equity Why coordinated action is needed to advance health equity | American Medical Association (ama-assn.org)
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (May 2, 2023). How to Set Health Equity Leaders Up for Success (ihi.org)
Institute for Healthcare Improvement (March 3, 2023). The Definition of Health and Why It Matters for Health Equity (ihi.org)
Politico: From the Health Desk (August 16, 2022)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2022/08/16/liz-cheneys-next-campaign-00052275
UK Project will help black lexingtonians access mental health services (March 9, 2022) https://uknow.uky.edu/research/uk-project-will-help-black-lexingtonians-access-mental-health-services?j=475638&sfmc_sub=122673442&l=22384_HTML&u=14167124&mid=10966798&jb=0
VCU to help develop a racial equity tool kit for colleges and universities (Feb 18, 2022). https://www.news.vcu.edu/article/2022/02/vcu-to-help-develop-a-racial-healing-toolkit-for-colleges-and-universities
UKNOW Unite connecting UK research with community to address racial equity (April 23,2021)
http://uknow.uky.edu/research/unite-connecting-uk-research-community-address-racial-equity
Celebrating the Year of the Nurse and Nurse Midwives Talk with Ruth Oshikanlu (April 1, 2021) Live online
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=769631733987987
Kentucky Nurses Association Social Justice and HealthCare: Movie Night Cooked; Panelist (March 25, 2021) Live online https://fb.me/e/1tZhOQZm8
Commerce Lexington Emerge Conference Achieving Equity And Inclusivity In Community Engagement Panelist Moderator (March 9, 2021) Live online https://vimeo.com/522152318/9131aecf0a
National Cancer Prevention Virtual Workshop (February 4, 2021). Live online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4hahALWR5E&feature=youtu.be
UK College of Nursing Engagement Magazine Feature (January 6, 2021) https://www.uky.edu/nursing/sites/www.uky.edu.nursing/files/157365%20UKCON_ENG_2020_Web.pdf
Healthcare Professionalism: Education, Research & Resources sponsored by Professional Formation and the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care (APHC) “The right to health care as a global initiative” Podcast. January 2, 2021 https://bit.ly/PF-APHC-Podcast
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Endwell Project Take 10. Structural Justice for Communities of Color https://endwellproject.org/take-10-end-well-2020/ December 10, 2020.
Healthcare Professionalism: Education, Research & Resources sponsored by Professional Formation and the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care (APHC) “The right to health care as a global initiative” Podcast. November 19, 2020
UKNOW Three UK Faculty Named to be Inducted as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing-August 27, 2020 https://uknow.uky.edu/professional-news/three-uk-faculty-be-inducted-fellows-american-academy-nursing?j=257457&sfmc_sub=122674022&l=20406_HTML&u=7992967&mid=10966798&jb=0
End Well Facebook Live Conversation Equity & Structural Justice- August 21, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=764154761075880&extid=WBC0V1iFYw9dcrAv
International Council of Nursing (ICN) Extending the reach of nursing leadership: The GNLI™ Facilitator Training Programme– August 20, 2020
https://www.icn.ch/news/extending-reach-nursing-leadership-gnlitm-facilitator-training-programme
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Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation Heart2Heart Campaign Encouragement-July 9, 2020 http://kyfbak.com/Audio/2903.mp3
UK Heart2Heart Expands to Agriculture-July 6, 2020
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UK Center for Health Equity Transformation Awards 3 Pilot Research Grants-July 1, 2020
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UK Colleges of Nursing, Agriculture launch Heart-2-Heart letter-writing campaign (April 24, 2020)
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UVA offers local community control with new equity center (October 11, 2019)
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New Equity Center Aims to create thriving university-community partnerships (October 10, 2019)
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UKY UKNOW College of Nursing Professor Represents UK at Global Nursing Summit (September 25, 2019)
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UVA Office of African American Affairs Faculty spotlight (March 24, 2019)
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Passionate Professors (Tuesday, October 9, 2018)
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Books and Book Chapters
Burnett C. (2023). Disparities in Interpersonal Violence among African Americans. In Coughlin, S., Williams, L., Paxton, R., & Akintobi, T. (1st Ed), The Health of African Americans in the Southern United States. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 13:978-1-4214-454-5 ebook: ISNB 10:1-4214-4546-8
Burnett, C. (2022). Justice in Health. Springer Publication. ISBN 978-3-031-18503-8
Burnett, C. (2020). Be Better. The Urgency of Now. Kentucky: Firephant Publishing, Paperback ISBN: 9781098325367 and eBook ISBN is 978-1-09832-537-4
Burnett, C., & Laughon, K. (2019). Violence Against Women: An epidemic and a health issue. In J. E. Friberg & Creasia, J. (7th Ed), Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice. St Louis: Mosby. ISBN: 978-0-323-55131-1
Burnett, C., & Bacchus, L. (2018). IPV case study In. Martin, M., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., & Strickland, M. (2nd Ed) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care: A Case-Based Compendium, Second Edition. Springer. ISBN 9783319927619
Burnett, C., & Laughon, K. (2016). Violence Against Women: An epidemic and a health issue. In J. E. Friberg & Creasia, J. (6th Ed), Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice. St Louis: Mosby.
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Articles
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Peterson, R., Kerney, M.A., Hargons, C.N., Cannon, B., Stevens-Watkin, D., Burnett, C., & Higgins-Hord., L. Mitigating Stress with Varying Levels of Cultural Mistrust A Mixed-Methods Study of Black Americans’ Stressors, Coping, Wellbeing, Self-Care and Support Strategies. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. (2024) In Submission.
Kerney, M.A., Hargons, C.N., Peterson, R., Cannon, B., Stevens-Watkin, D., Burnett, C., & Higgins-Hord., L. (2024). “The state of your psyche”: Black conceptualizations of mental health. The Counseling Psychologist,52(4) (Special issue: Dismantling Anti-Black Racism). https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000241230556
Malone, N., Cannon, B., Wright, C., Peterson, R., Verty, V., Brown, J., Mizelle, D., Maxwell, K., Higgins-Hord, L., Burnett, C., Stevens-Watkins, D., Hargons, C. (2023). Examining the Cultural Relevance of Mental Health First Aid for Black Populations" The Counseling Psychologist. Accepted Dec 6, 2023
Kruse-Diehr, A., Cegelka, D., Holtsclaw, E., Stapleton, J., Burnett, C., Wood, R., Combs, C. & Williams, L. (2022). Barriers and Facilitators to Stool-based Screening for Colorectal Cancer among Black Louisville Residents, Journal of Cancer Education, Online 2022 Oct 27. doi: 10.1007/s13187-022-02231-2. Online ahead of print.
Burnett, C., Hooker, L., Rawat, E., Hinton, I, Schminkey, D., & Bacchus, L. (2022) IPV Nurse Education: The extent and nature of IPV training for nurses? Nursing Education Today, Online May 14, 2022.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0260691722001435 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105407
Rosa, B., Burnett, C., Butler, C., Rolle, P., Salvage, J., Wignall, A., & Mason, D. (2021). The International Council of Nurses Global Nursing Leadership Institute: Integrating the SDGs into Leadership and Policy Development. American Journal of Nursing, (June 2021)
Rosa, B., Hinds, P, & Burnett, C. (2021). Guest Editorial: Cancer Nurses, Relational Care, and Science to Achieve Social Justice in Oncology. Cancer Nursing Journal, (44)3, 178-179 doi:10.1097/NCC.0000000000000955.
Burnett, C. (2021). Commentary on the article “How gentle must violence against women be in order to not be violent? Rethinking the word violence in obstetric settings”, reframed within a critical discourse orientation. Violence Against Women, p1-8, DOI: 10.1177/1077801221996474.
Burnett, C., Hudson, A., Walker-Atwater, T., Rawat, E., & Schminkey, D. (2021). Infusing intimate partner violence simulation into nursing education: A hands on approach to preparation before practice, Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 11(3), In Press.
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Anderson, A., Bennan, P., Burnett C., & Waddell, A. (2020). Advancing Health Policy Education in Nursing: American Association of Colleges of Nursing Faculty Policy Think Tank. Journal of Professional Nursing, 36(3), p 100-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2019.09.002
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Crowder, J. Burnett, C., Laughon, K., Byon, H., Yan, G., Acierno, R., Teaster P., & Hinton, I (2020). Exploration and Comparison of Contextual Characteristics and Mistreatment Prevalence among Older American Indian and Alaska Native Respondents: Secondary Analysis of the National Elder Mistreatment Study. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, June 2020, p, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520922356
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Crowder, J., Burnett, C., Laughon, K., & Driesbach, C., (2019). Elder Abuse in American Indian Communities: An Integrative Review, Journal of Forensic Nursing: October/December 2019, 15(4), p 250–258. DOI: 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000259.
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Burnett, C., Crowder, J., Bacchus, L., Schminkey, D., Bullock, L., Sharps, P., & Campbell, J. (2019): "It doesn’t freak us out the way it used to:” An Evaluation of the Domestic Violence Enhanced Home Visitation Program (DOVE) to Inform Practice and Policy Screening for IPV. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, February 2019, online, p 1-26, DOI: 10.1177/08862605198271
Burnett, C., Swanberg, M., Hudson, A, Schminkey, D. (2018). Structural Justice: A critical feminist framework exploring the intersection between justice, equity and structural reconciliation. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice, 11 (4), p. 52-68. Winter 2018.
Burnett, C., Bullock, L., Collins, C, & Hauser, L. (2016) Evaluation of a Clinical Cancer Trial Research Training Workshop: Helping nurses build capacity in Southwest Virginia. Public Health Nursing. DOI: 10.1111/phn.12295
Bacchus, L., Bullock, L., Sharps, P., Burnett, C., Schminkey, D., Buller, A., & Campbell, J (2016). Infusing technology into perinatal home visitation in the USA for women experiencing intimate partner violence: exploring the interpretive flexibility of a mHealth intervention. Journal of Medical Internet Research. DOI: 10.2196/jmir.6251
Bacchus, L., Bullock, L., Sharps, P., Burnett, C., Schminkey, D., Buller, A., & Campbell, J. (2016). “Opening the door”: women’s experiences of being asked about intimate partner violence and receiving an intervention during perinatal home visits in rural and urban settings in the USA (JRN-15-0055). Journal of Research in Nursing DOI: 10.1177/1744987116649634
Burnett, C., Ford-Gilboe, M., Berman, H., Wathen, N. & Ward-Griffin, C., (2016). Day to day reality of shelter service delivery to abused women in the context of system and policy demands. Journal of Social Service Research. DOI: 10.1177/1527154415583123.
Burnett, C., Schminkey, D., Milburn, J., Kastello, J, Bullock, L., Campbell, J., & Sharps, P (2015). Negotiating peril: The lived experience of rural, low income women exposed to IPV during pregnancy and postpartum. Violence Against Women. DOI: 10.1177/1077801215614972, Published Nov 27, 2015.
Burnett, C., & Bacchus, L. (2015). Commentary: Taft AJ, Hooker L, Humphreys C, et al. Maternal and child health nurse screening and care for mothers experiencing domestic violence (MOVE): a cluster randomised trial. BMC Med. 2015 Jun 25;13(1):150. Abused women find safety planning more useful than referrals in a maternal and child health ipv intervention. BMJ, Evidence based Nursing. Published Nov 26, 2015.
Burnett, C., Ford-Gilboe, M., Berman, H., Ward-Griffin, C., & Wathen, N. (2015). A Critical Analysis of Provincial Policies Impacting Shelter Service Delivery To Women Exposed To Violence. Politics, Policy and Nursing Journal. 16(1-2), 5-16. DOI: 10.1177/1527154415583123
Ford-Gilboe, M., Varcoe, C., Noh, M., Wuest, J, Hammerton, J, Alhalal, E., & Burnett, C. (2014). Patterns of predictors of service use among women who have separated from an abusive partner. Journal of Family Violence. Volume 30, Issue 4, pp 419-431. DOI: 10.1007/s10896-015-9688-8
Wong, C., Elliot-Miller, P., Laschinger, H., Cuddihy, M., Meyer, R., Keatings, M., Burnett, C., & Szudy, N. (2014). Exploring Managers’ View on Span of Control: More than numbers. Journal of Nursing Leadership, 27(1)-45-61
Wong, C., Elliot-Miller, P., Laschinger, H., Cuddihy, M., Meyer, R., Keatings, M., Burnett, C., & Szudy, N. (2013). Examining the Relationships between Span of Control and Manager Work and Unit Outcomes. Journal of Nursing Management. doi:10.1111/jonm. 12107
Books and Book Chapters
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Burnett C. (2020). Disparities in Interpersonal Violence among African Americans. In Coughlin, S., Williams, L., Paxton, R., & Akintobi, T. (1st Ed), The Health of African Americans in the Southern United States (In preparation)
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Burnett, C. (2020). Be Better. The Urgency of Now. Kentucky: Firephant Publishing, Paperback ISBN: 9781098325367 and eBook ISBN is 978-1-09832-537-4
Burnett, C., & Laughon, K. (2019). Violence Against Women: An epidemic and a health issue. In J. E. Friberg & Creasia, J. (7th Ed), Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice. St Louis: Mosby. ISBN: 978-0-323-55131-1
Burnett, C., & Bacchus, L. (2018). IPV case study In. Martin, M., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., & Strickland, M. (2nd Ed) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care: A Case-Based Compendium, Second Edition. Springer. ISBN 9783319927619
Burnett, C., & Laughon, K. (2016). Violence Against Women: An epidemic and a health issue. In J. E. Friberg & Creasia, J. (6th Ed), Conceptual Foundations: The Bridge to Professional Nursing Practice. St Louis: Mosby.