| Barbara Jean Burns | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 November 1941 Washington, D.C. |
| Died | 28 January 2024 (aged 82) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Education | Jackson-Reed High School |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky Columbia University Boston College |
| Occupation | Academic |
Barbara Jean Burns (9 November 1941 – 28 January 2024) was an American academic, psychiatrist, mental health services researcher, and educator.
Biography
Burns received her bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky, her master's degree from Columbia University, and her Ph.D. from Boston College. Burns created the first federal initiatives in children's mental health services research at the National institute of Mental Health in the late 1980s.
Burns held various positions at Boston College, Harvard University, Hood College, the University of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University before moving to Duke. Burns worked for 31 years at the Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences Department at Duke University until her retirement in June 2020. At Duke, she was co-director of the psychiatric, epidemiology, and health services research program from 1989 to 1997.
Burns died on January 28, 2024, after living at the Carol Woods Retirement Community for three years.
Further reading
References
- "Barbara Jean Burns | Duke University School of Medicine". medschool.duke.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- "In Memoriam: Barbara Burns, 1941-2024". Women In Academia Report. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- "Barbara Jean Burns Obituary (1941 - 2024) - Legacy Remembers". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Barbara Burns, 1941-2024". Women In Academia Report. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- "Duke Flags Lowered: Dr. Barbara Burns, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Dies | Duke Today". today.duke.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- "Barbara Jean Burns Ph.D's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information". Cremation Society of the Carolinas. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
- 1941 births
- 2024 deaths
- Academics from Washington, D.C.
- People from Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- University of Kentucky alumni
- Columbia University alumni
- Boston College alumni
- Boston College faculty
- Harvard University faculty
- Hood College faculty
- University of Maryland, College Park faculty
- Johns Hopkins University faculty
- Duke University faculty
- 20th-century American women academics
- 21st-century American women academics
- American women psychiatrists
- Mental health researchers