Theodore R Burnes
Lecturer, Penn GSE
Academic Coordinator, Master's Programs in Counseling & Psychology, M.S.Ed. program in Counseling & Psychological Services
Education:
B.A. (Psychology and Spanish)
Bucknell University, 2000.
M.S.Ed. (Psychological Services)
University of Pennsylvania, 2001.
M.A. (Counseling Psychology)
University of California-Santa Barbara, 2003.
Ph.D. (Counseling/Clinical/School (Combined) Psychology)
University of California-Santa Barbara, 2006.
Permanent linkB.A. (Psychology and Spanish)
Bucknell University, 2000.
M.S.Ed. (Psychological Services)
University of Pennsylvania, 2001.
M.A. (Counseling Psychology)
University of California-Santa Barbara, 2003.
Ph.D. (Counseling/Clinical/School (Combined) Psychology)
University of California-Santa Barbara, 2006.
Description of Research Expertise
Areas of Expertise
Counseling with LGBT clients; sexual orientation and gender identity issues
Group counseling and group process
Counselor education and training/teaching pedagogy in psychology
Intersections of social justice and counseling process
Professional Biography
Dr. Burnes is a senior lecturer and the coordinator of training for the master’s programs in Counseling and Psychological Services, Professional Counseling, and School Certification programs in the Applied Psychology-Human Development Division at Penn GSE. As part of these programs, Dr. Burnes teaches courses and advises students. He has received numerous awards for teaching and professional service in the training of clinicians and has received extensive training on college and university teaching through his doctoral specialty at UC-Santa Barbara. Specifically, his central teaching pedagogy involves helping clinicians to engage in exercises to increase their knowledge, attitudes, and skills for working with clients from marginalized communities. Dr. Burnes has worked primarily with college students in clinical practice, working at three different university counseling centers. He has also served as an administrator and interim director for a community mental health agency focused on services for the LGBT community and communities living with HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Burnes is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the American School Counseling Association, and the American Counseling Association. Within APA, he is an active member of Divisions 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues) and 17 (Society of Counseling Psychology), in which he currently serves on the executive boards for both the Section for Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Awareness and the Section on Supervision and Training.
Research Interests and Current Projects
Dr. Burnes’ research and scholarly interests revolve around training counselors to incorporate multicultural and social justice-focused counseling process into their professional identities. He has conducted qualitative research projects that have investigated how lesbian, gay, and bisexual people of color come to know their sexual orientation identity and how they share this chosen identity with others. He is currently investigating the experiences of transgender and intersex individuals in therapy. In addition to his research interests, Dr. Burnes currently serves on the steering committee for the new Professional School Counseling Program at Penn. He is also a consulting editor for the Journal of Training and Education in Professional Psychology.
Selected Publications
Burnes, T. R., & Ross, K. L.: Applying Social Justice to Oppression and Marginalization in Group Process: Interventions and Strategies for Group Counselors The Journal for Specialists in Group Work 35(2): 169-176, 2010.Singh, A.A. and Burnes, T.R.: Creating Developmentally Appropriate, Safe Counseling Environments for Transgender Youth: The Critical Role of School. Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling 3(3): 215-234, 2009.
Moundas, S., Singh, A.A, Hosea, J., Pickering, D., Roan, A., & Burnes, T.R.: Counseling transgender adults: Creating safe, empowering environments inside and outside our offices. Counseling Today 51: 61-63, 2009.
Burnes, T. R., & Manese, J. E. : An analysis of social justice training in a predoctoral internship in professional psychology: Answering the call. Journal of Training and Education in Professional Psychology 2(3): 176-181, 2008.
Israel, T., Gorcheva, R., Burnes, T. R., & Walther, W. A.: Helpful and unhelpful therapy experiences of LGBT clients. Psychotherapy Research 18(3): 294-305, 2008.
Burnes, T. R.: Queering college writing: Writing students learning of LGB issues using the Internet as an instructional tool. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Issues in Education. 3(4): 75-88, 2007.
Burnes, T. R.: Lesbian communities [Review of Lesbian Communities: Festivals, RVs, and the Internet] Division 44 Newsletter. 22(1): 16-17, 2006.
Burnes, T. R.: Re-entry and psychological wellness for LGBT college students: Tips and strategies. LGB SIG Newsletter. National Association of Foreign Student Advisors [NAFSA] 12(1): 3, 2005.
Burnes, T. R.: Power reframe. Inspiration for LGBT students and their allies A. J. D’Angelo, S. D. Collingswirth, M. Esposito, G. Hermelin, R. Sanlo, L. A. Sausa, & S. L. Windmeyer (eds.). Easton, PA: Collegiate Empowerment, Inc. Page: 140-141, 2002.