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Kathleen G. Burke, PhD, RN
Program Director Nursing and Healthcare Administration

and Health Leadership Programs

Director, Center of Professional Development

Dr. Burke received her MSN from Widener University and her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. She has held a variety of administrative positions in the School of Nursing and the University of Pennsylvania Health System over the last 24 years. Dr. Burke has been the Director for the Center for Professional Development for the last twelve years and in 2006 was appointed as Program Director for the Nursing and Health Care Administration and the Health Leadership Program. Dr. Burke’s expertise is in the area of leadership and professional development. Her more recent work addresses leadership development in long-term care settings.  Dr. Burke is an advisory board member of the Johnson and Johnson Wharton Health Care Leadership Program and appointed member to the Commission on Accreditation for the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Teaching

In her role as Program Director for the Nursing Administration and the Health Care Leadership programs, Dr. Burke develops and directs the Nursing and Health Care Nursing Administration and Health Leadership curriculum and is the Course Director for the N748 Leadership in Health Care, N650 Health System Analyses and the N653 Nursing Consultation courses. In addition, Dr. Burke guest lectures in both the graduate and undergraduate programs in the area of leadership development. Dr. Burke has published several articles and book chapters in the area of advanced practice, health care technology, nursing education and nursing leadership.