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Kathryn Burleson
828-771-2093
Degree(s): BS, MA, Ph.D. Psychology
NC College or University Affiliation: Warren Wilson College
Department(s)/Discipline(s): Psychology
Job Title: Professor
Gerontology Area(s) of Interest: Many: I teach adult development
Courses Taught: Introduction to Psychology, Infant, Child, Adolescent and Adult Development, Cultural Psychology, Psychology of Creativity, First Year Seminars, Research Methods
Community Service Work: Related to Gerontology/Aging I’ve created Service-Learning components in a few of my classes. In one class we did creative activities with elder residents at a living facility and my students also painted a mural for the residents. My Adult Development class works with the Black Mountain Center each year.
Research Project(s): My research primarily focuses on adolescence and childhood. None of my research projects has dealt with adults.
I am interested in collaborating with fellow NC gerontologists on: (check as many as apply)
___ developing aging/gerontology courses, majors/minors/concentrations
_X__ developing student assignments
_X__ developing or implementing short- or long-term service-learning projects
___ sharing students as research participants
___ writing & publishing
___ piloting research/interventions/programs in the community settings
Please let us know any other way(s) you would like to utilize NC-CAN in support of your work as a gerontologist at one of North Carolina’s independent colleges or universities: n/a
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