Positions

Assistant Professor, Special Education, Foundations, and Research, College of Education

Contact Info

burnettekr22@ecu.edu

Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Co-investigator Network

Kristin Krupa Burnette

member of

AERA 2022
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) 2021
NC CEC 2021
NC TASH 2021
TASH 2021

selected publications

article
- Parent perceptions of remote instruction for students with extensive support needs.
  . Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities. 48:41-58. 2023
- Building Collaborative Teams to Include Students with Extensive Support Needs in General Education Contexts
  
  . Inclusive Practices. 2:50-62. 2023
- Disrupting the system:How social systems perpetuate educational segregation of students with extensive support needs.. International Journal of Special Education. 38:58-68. 2023
- Exploring the use of Leadership Drivers for Sustainable Systemic Inclusive Education Change. Journal of Special Education Leadership. 36:89-103. 2023
- Examination of setting ecologies within and across different types of placement for elementary students with complex support needs.. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities. 47:191-208. 2022
- Predictions on the frequency and significance of social contacts across placements: A Bayesian multilevel model analysis.. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities. 47:229-243. 2022
- Ecobehavioral analysis of the experiences of students with complex support needs in different classroom types.. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities. 47:209-228. 2022

presentations

presentation

principal investigator on

SPARC Grant awarded by ECU 2022 - 2023

investigator on

EC Collaboratory: Collaborating with School Partners to Identify Evidence-based Practices for Learners with Extensive Support Needs during School Closures awarded by N.C. Department of Public Instruction 2022 - 2025

professional service activities

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Dr. Burnette also served as a guest reviewer forHumanities and Social Sciences Communicationsfor a potential publication on inclusive education. 2024
Inclusive Education Community of Practice Dr. Burnette is the co-chair of the Inclusive Education Community of Practice (CoP), which meets monthly, and holds subcommittees for research, policy, and service to TASH. Dr. Burnette is part of the research subcommittee. TASH's website describes the inclusive education community of practice, "Develops and implements an annual Work Plan to increase the placement of students with disabilities in inclusive education settings and use of high quality inclusive education practices as intended in IDEA and ESSA. Conducts the selection process for the annual June Downing Breakthroughs in Inclusive Education and the Positive Behavioral Supports Awards." Additionally, this CoP created and published a policy brief and an infographic supporting the Department of Education. 2023
Inclusive Practices 2023
NC CEC Regional Representative 2021 - 2023
NC TASH Treasurer Dr. Burnette is an NC TASH member and serves on the board of directors as the treasurer. 2021 - 2023
TASH Early Career Researchers Early Career Researcher Networkrecognizes the unique challenges facing pre-tenure researchers and focuses on discovery of research collaboration and mentor relationships. 2022

education and training

Ph.D. in Special Education, University of North Carolina Greensboro

awards and honors

Community Partner of the Year, conferred by North Carolina Down syndrome Alliance, 2023

preferred title

PhD