Books & Chapters

  1. 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: ISBN 10:1-4214-4546-8 

  2. Burnett, C. (2022). Justice in Health. Springer Publication. ISBN 978-3-031-18503-8 

  3. Burnett, C. (2020). Be Better. The Urgency of Now. Kentucky: Firephant Publishing, Paperback ISBN: 9781098325367 and eBook ISBN is 978-1-09832-537-4 

  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 

  5. 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 

  6. 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.

Justice in Health, 1st edition

Inequities and health disparities are the greatest and most pressing social issues of our time. This book explores public health practice through the critical lens of social and structural justice by examining our approach to health and what it means to be healthy, systemically and structurally.

Through recent events, the raw reality of health disparities and inequities have been exposed. These events are earmarked by COVID-19's decimating and disparate impacts on Black and Brown populations during one of the greatest social movements of our time to end racism. Since this very public explosion of intersecting forms of oppression and inequitable suffrage, many have clamored to make sense of it, to reframe our narratives toward action, and re-envision what progress and change could look like. This text is positioned as a tool to help professionals dismantle old ways of thinking while reconstructing new ones that can be more responsive in meeting the realities of today.

The author challenges the reader to think about public health more deeply and pragmatically as the space for reconciling solutions to these poignant health issues. This requires the exploration of an ideological shift in how we think of health, how we prepare healthcare providers outside of an antiquated sick care system, and how we prioritize the determinants of health across a re-imagined continuum of care. The scope of this book ranges from a historical and structural examination of our beliefs about health to perceiving a more just system of care where health is intentionally co-created toward this aim. It intentionally explores health along the lines of equity and through the broader lens of the social determinants of health to shed light on the opportunity in this moment that public health creates for health care.
Justice in Health is a timely and important resource for healthcare professionals (pre- and post-licensure) and healthcare decision-makers. The book also appeals more widely to instructors, academics, researchers, and students across disciplines of nursing, medicine, public health, sociology, and social work.

Publisher: ‎ Springer

Publication date: ‎ November 28, 2022

Edition: ‎ 1st ed. 2022

Language: ‎ English

Print length: ‎ 191 pages

ISBN-10: ‎ 303118503X

ISBN-13: ‎ 978-3031185038

Item Weight: ‎ 14.4 ounces

Dimensions: ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches

Genre: Health Policy, Public Health

Be Better: The Urgency is Now, 1st edition

Be Better is an inspiring book that helps shape a better tomorrow. It offers a personal call to action to make a change and boldly declares how to pursue this vision. The author not only offers encouragement, but she also provides actionable steps to change the very way we think. As we find ways to be better, think better, and live better, we enhance humanity and the world around us. This is a visionary read that offers practical guidance to improve the very foundation of who we are.

Each chapter of this book focuses on specific principles and core fundamentals of being better. These foundational principles are critical in elevating humanity and as a result, the humaneness of the world around us. Be Better helps ignite the liberation of the human spirit.

Publisher: ‎ BookBaby

Publication date: ‎ September 24, 2020

Language: ‎ English

Print length: ‎ 50 pages

ISBN-10: ‎ 1098325362

ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1098325367

Item Weight: ‎ 3.21 ounces

Dimensions: ‎ 5.5 x 0.1 x 8.5 inches

Genre: Motivational Self-Help

  1. Peterson, R.L., Hargons, C.N., Malone, N., Kerney, M.A., Cannon, B., Stevens-Watkins, D. J., Burnett, C., & Higgins-Hord, L. (2025) Understanding coping strategies and sociocultural context in Black Americans’ mental health. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-025-02292-1

  2. 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).

  3. Malone, N., Cannon, B., Wright, C., Peterson, R., Verty, V., Brown, J., Mizelle, D., Higgins-Hord, L., Burnett, C., Stevens-Watkins, D. (2024). Mental Health First Aid for Black Populations: Recommendations from the Neighborhood Healers Project. The Counseling Psychologist, 52(6), 901-932. https://doi.org/10.1177/00110000241252418

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. 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)

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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