Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
School of Education

Brian A. Burt

Professor, Director, Wisconsin's Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB)

brian.a.burt@wisc.edu

(608) 265-6643

348 Education Building

Burt, Brian

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I will be admitting doctoral students for the next academic year. I welcome and ‘strongly’ encourage prospective doctoral students to reach out to me prior to applying and listing me in your personal statement (preferably starting in the summer through the fall). Engaging in regular ongoing conversations should assist our (yours and mine) determination of a mutual advisor match.

Dr. Burt uses qualitative methodological approaches to study the experience of graduate students and the institutional policies and practices that influence students’ pathways. His current research falls into two strands: understanding team-based research experiences, and exploring the experiences of underrepresented graduate students of color in engineering. Through his work, Dr. Burt seeks to provide new ways to understand science participation and the experiences that might attract students to or turn them away from science pathways. Dr. Burt received the National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship and National Science Foundation’s Early CAREER Award. He also serves as Research Scientist in the Wisconsin Equity & Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB).

Education

  • PhD Academic Affairs and Student Development , University of Michigan, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education , 2014
  • MA Higher Education Administration, University of Maryland-College Park, Education, Policy, and Leadership , 2006
  • BS Secondary English Education, Indiana University-Bloomington , 2004

Select Publications

  • Burt, B. A. (2024). To an academic writer who’s been stuck or questioned their ability, but refused to give up: A love letter. Teachers College Record, 125(11-12), 56-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/01614681241228028.
  • Burt, B. A., Stone Jr., B. D., Porter, T., & Wallace, J. D. (2023). Aspiring to the road less traveled: Factors influencing Black males’ pursuits of engineering graduate degrees. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 29(5), 65-92. Online Publication/Abstract.
  • Burt, B. A., Stone Jr, B. D., Hemmings, Y., Kleba, J., Glasco, D., & Washington, B. (2023). Experiencing research: Students’ perceptions of their group’s supervision and leadership.. Teachers College Record, 125(3), 3-34. Online Publication/Abstract.
  • Burt, B. A., Stone, B. D., Perkins, T., Polk, A., Ramirez, C., & Rosado, J. (2022). Cultural practices for scientific team cohesion and productivity: An autoethnographic examination. Small Group Research, 53(6), 855-890. Online Publication/Abstract.
  • Burt, B. A., McCallum, C. M., Wallace, J. E., Roberson, J., Bonanno, A., & Boerman, E. (2021). Moving toward stronger advising practices: How Black males’ experiences at HPWIs advance a more caring and wholeness-promoting framework for graduate advising. Teachers College Record, 123(10), 31-58. Online Publication/Abstract.
  • Burt, B. A., Roberson, J., Johnson, J., & Bonanno, A. (2020). Black men in engineering graduate programs: A theoretical model of the motivation to persist. Teachers College Record, 122(11), 1-58. Online Publication/Abstract.
  • Burt, B. A. (2020). Broadening participation in the engineering professoriate: Influences on Allen’s journey in developing professorial intentions. Journal of Engineering Education, 109(4), 821-842. Online Publication/Abstract.
  • Burt, B. A., McKen, A., Burkhart, J., Hormell, J., & Knight, A. (2019). Black men in engineering graduate education: Experiencing and coping with racial microaggressions within the advisor-advisee relationship. Journal of Negro Education, 88(4), 493-508.
  • Burt, B. A., Williams, K. L., & Palmer, G. M. (2019). It takes a village: The role of emic and etic adaptive strengths on the persistence of Black men in engineering graduate programs. American Educational Research Journal, 56(1), 39-74. Online Publication/Abstract.
  • Burt, B. A. (2019). Toward a theory of engineering professorial intentions: The role of research group experiences. American Educational Research Journal, 56(2), 289-332. Online Publication/Abstract.

Select Presentations

  • Burt, B. A., Wallace, J. D., Stone, B. D., Porter, T., Esquivel, E., & Henry, D. (2023). Expecting Isolation and Independence, Experiencing Collaboration: Black Males Transition to Graduate School. Research Paper presented at the The annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Chicago, Illinois.
  • Burt, B., Wallace, J. E., & McCallum, C. M. (2022). Advising for wholeness: Advancing a framework of care for graduate advising. Research paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, California..
  • Burt, B., Wallace, J. E., & Stone, B. D. (2022). Advising with Care: Advancing Generative Advising Practices for Graduate Students. Research Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, California.
  • Burt, B. A., & Stone, B. D. (2022). Developing Research Groups: Implications for Establishing a Culture of Community. Research paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Diego, California.
  • Burt, B. A., Stone Jr, B., Porter, T., & Wallace, J. (2022). Aspiring to graduate school: Factors influencing Black Males’ pursuit of advanced degrees in engineering. Research Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Burt, B., Porter, T., Wallace, J., & Stone Jr, B. (2022). Domestic and international Black Men's social adjustment transitions to graduate school. Research Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Burt, B., Wallace, J. D., Stone, B. D., Porter, T., & Esquivel, E. (2022). Expectations vs reality: Black males’ perceptions and experiences of graduate school during transition. Research Paper presented at the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Burt, B., Porter, T., Stone Jr, B., Wallace, J., & Palmer, D. (2022). A culture of community: Essential practices for research group cohesion and productivity. Brauer Research Group, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Burt, B. A. (2022). Journey to the Professoriate: How to make the most of your visit. WiscProf: Future Faculty in Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Select Awards and Honors

  • H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2023
  • Inaugural Change Maker Award, College of Education, University of Maryland-College Park, 2023
  • Neal-Marshall Alumni Achievement Award, Indiana University Alumni Association, 2023
  • Excellence in Diversity, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2023
  • Exceptional Service Support Program Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2023
  • George Jones Jr. and Velma Rife Jones Endowed Distinguished Lecturer, University of Utah, 2023
  • Inaugural Alumni Emerging Leader Award, School of Education, University of Michigan, 2021
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Collegium of Scholars, Morehouse College, 2021
  • William Elgin Wickenden Award, American Society for Engineering Education, 2021
  • Early CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 2017