University of Wisconsin–Madison
Brian A. Burt

Brian A. Burt

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

brian.a.burt@wisc.edu

(608) 265-6643

348 Education Building

Brian A. Burt

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

Meet Dr. Burt

Select Publications

  • Burt, B. A., Moralez, M., Sato, Y., Riazi, B., & Emmanuel, J. (2026). Facilitating Faculty Career Clarity: The Role of a Graduate STEM Intervention Program. Education Sciences, 16(6), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16060836
  • Burt, B. A., Wallace, J. D., Moralez, M., Sato, Y., Porter-Beall, T., Stone Jr., B. D., & Esquivel, E. (2026). Expectations versus lived realities: Black men graduate students and their evolving epistemologies toward collaboration. Journal of Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221546.2026.2629775
  • Burt, B. A. (2026). My sabbatical launch: A journey of writing, healing, and resting. Teachers College Record, 128(2). https://doi.org/10.1177/01614681261427099
  • Burt, B. A. (2026). My healing, my redemption song, my rest: Advocating for humanity and scholarly inquiry. Teachers College Record, 128(3). https://doi.org/10.1177/01614681261444143
  • Burt, B. A., Porter-Beall, T. J., Wallace, J. D., Stone Jr., B. D., Sato, Yuriko, & Moralez, M. (2025). Adjusting to graduate school: Black male students experience racial isolation, negotiate intra-group connections, and balance belonging. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 12(2), 155-163. https://doi.org/10.1177/23727322251357453
  • 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.

Select Awards and Honors

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“Building community, one scholar at a time.”
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Dr. Brian A. Burt standing in front of a projection screen and presenting to a room of off-camera listeners.

A Zoom meeting screenshot of Dr. Brian A. Burt with Wei Lab advisees. Top row, left to right: Mark Moralez, Yuriko Sato, Dr. Burt; Bottom row, left to right: Borna Riazi and Joy Emmanuel.

Dr. Brian A. Burt sits on a couch for a group photo with members of the Wei Lab. Back row, standing left to right: Dr. Dajanae Palmer, (now Dr.) Tiaira Porter-Beall), (now Dr.) Blayne Stone, Jr.); front row, sitting on the couch: (now Dr.) Joshua Wallace, Devin Henry, Dr. Burt (with a dog on each leg).

Dr. Brian A. Burt standing behind a video monitor reviewing a filming take from a video project.

Dr. Brian A. Burt sits around a table with advisees and all smile at the camera. From left to right: (now) Dr. Joshua Wallace, Devin Henry, Dr. Burt, and (now) Dr. Blayne Stone, Jr.

10 first year PhD students smile for a picture with Dr. Brian Burt in a classroom in the School of Education Building in front of a white board. The four students in the front row are doing a half squat. The students pictured were enrolled in Doctoral Inquiry in Fall 2024 taught by Dr. Brian Burt.

Dr. Brian A. Burt stands outside at a table in the shade with a group. From Left to right: Dr. Burt, (now Dr.) Tiaira Porter-Beall, Dr. Dajanae Palmer, Devin Henry, and (now Dr.) Blayne Stone, Jr.).

Dr. Brian A. Burt with a camera person in a lecture hall filming for a video project. There is a white background screen and a boom microphone near Dr. Burt and the camera person.

A group of 15 students and Dr. Brian Burt are sitting and standing in a semi-circle in a living room smiling for a group photo. The students include first year doctoral students that took Dr. Burt's Doctoral Inquiry course in Fall 2024 and Dr. Burt's advisees.