Professor and Department Chair, Psychologist
While much of my past research has been committed to understanding culture and its influence on psychotherapy and clinical supervision, my recent research is focused on applying this experience and knowledge to the treatment of mental health and trauma in young children. My advisees work with me at the Behavior Clinic, a clinic under Penfield Children's Center, conducting outcome research and evaluation on our treatment model (i.e., Early Pathways). While this includes an examination of treatment outcomes and treatment efficacy, I also remain committed to understanding how children and their families' cultural backgrounds influence treatment of trauma in young children. This approach is critically important given the client population is ethnically and racially diverse, and clinicians are always seeking to understand how to adapt treatment to the needs of families and to be culturally responsive. I am licensed as a psychologist in Wisconsin. My doctoral degree in counseling psychology is from Fordham University, my master's in counselor education is from The Pennsylvania State University, and my bachelor's degree is from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Dr. Burkard will take on a new counseling psychology doctoral student for Fall 2025.
Recent Publications and/or Presentations
- Burkard, A. W. (2022). Choosing to be involved. In M. E. Gallardo (Ed.), Developing cultural humility: Embracing race, privilege and power (2nd Edition) (pp. 141-162). San Diego, CA: Cognella.
- Burkard, A. W., Kruczek, T., Alexander, C. (2020). School Counseling and Counseling Psychology Collaboration: A Cautionary Tale. The Counseling Psychologist, 48 (5), 738-767.
- Edwards, L., Burkard, A. W., Adams, H. A., & Newcomb, S. (2017). A mixed-method study of psychologists’ use of multicultural assessment. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 48, 131-138. [Special Issue: Contemporary Assessment, Part 1.]
- Burkard, A. W., Edwards, L. M., & Adams, H. (2015). Racial color blindness in counseling, therapy, and supervision. In H. A. Neville, M. E. Gallardo, & D. W. Sue (Eds.), The myth of racial color blindness: Manifestations, dynamics, and impact.
