Kathryn Burke Source Confirmed

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Kathryn Burke's research focuses on self-determination and goal attainment for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, particularly students with complex support needs. She has investigated curricular philosophies reflected in Individualized Education Program (IEP) goals and the quality of educational placement for these students. Burke has also explored the development of tools to promote self-determination, such as the Goal-Setting Challenge App.

Her work also examines broader psychological and social factors influencing student success, including the interplay of John Henryism, psychological labor, and control-value theory in relation to race and ethnicity. Burke's scholarly output is substantial, evidenced by 208 total publications and an h-index of 17, with 1,116 total citations. She has secured federal funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), including a $259,286 grant where she served as PI for research on the impact of magmatic underplating on continental crust evolution, and a $1,099,952 grant as Co-PI for the acquisition of a multicollector ICP-MS to support research across geology, archeology, and paleobiology.

Metrics

• h-index: 17
• Publications: 208
• Citations: 1,116