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Kelly C. Burke

Assistant Professor
Psychology

Office Building: Vowell Hall
Office Room: 301
Phone: (915) 747-8579
Email: kcburke@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistance - The University of Illinois at Chicago (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
Choice Outstanding Academic Titles - Choice (unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries) (03/17/2021)

Education

Ph D in Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago (2022)
MA in Psychology, The University of Illinois at Chicago (2019)

Publications

Racial disparities in policing: Psychological consequences over the lifespan Oxford (2023), Kelly C. Burke, Cynthia J. Najdowski, Margaret C. Stevenson.
Children, race, psychology, and law Routledge (2022), Kelly C. Burke, Bette L. Bottoms, Velisha Jackson, Margaret C. Stevenson.
Children’s person identification accuracy Routledge (2022), Kelly C. Burke, Liana C. Peter-Hagene.
Why interracial police-civilian interpersonal interactions can go poorly: Police officer stereotype threat Psychology, Crime, and Law (2022), Kelly C. Burke.
Harming cats and dogs: People are as morally outraged, but not as punitive, in animal versus human abuse cases The Humanistic Psychologist (2021), Kelly C. Burke, Liana C. Peter-Hagene, Tayler M. Jones, Bette L. Bottoms, Sankhya Amaravadi, Brandon Garcia, Kaitlynn Richardson, Kajal Sachdev.
International perspectives on procedural justice: Trust and respect matter even when body-worn cameras are present Law and Human Behavior 45 5 (2021), Diane Sivasubramaniam, Kelly C. Burke, Alana Saulnier, Rebecca Szabo, Emily J. Agius, Bette L. Bottoms.
Adults’ perceptions of law-involved minority children and youth: Implications for researchers and professionals Oxford University Press (2020), Kelly C. Burke, Taylor Petty, Tayler M. Jones, Margaret C. Stevenson, Gent Silberkleit, Bette L. Bottoms.
Perceptions of child sexual abuse victims: A review of psychological research with implications for law Routledge (2020), Jonathan M. Golding, Sarah Malik, Tayler M. Jones, Kelly C. Burke, Bette L. Bottoms.
The legacy of racism for children: Psychology, law, and public policy Oxford University Press (2020), Margaret C. Stevenson, Bette L. Bottoms, Kelly C. Burke.
The legacy of racism for children’s interactions with the law: Exploring themes with psychological science Oxford University Press (2020), Margaret C. Stevenson, Bette L. Bottoms, Kelly C. Burke.
Understanding African Americans’ attitudes toward nonhuman animals: Historical and psychological perspectives Society & Animals (2020), Kaitlynn Richardson, Kelly C. Burke, Kairra N. Brazley, Tayler M. Jones, Bette L. Bottoms.
Children’s eyewitness lineup accuracy one year later: The role of social support and working memory capacity International Journal on Child Maltreatment (2019), Liana C. Peter-Hagene, Kelly C. Burke, Bette L. Bottoms, Kari Nysse-Carris, Andrew R. Conway.
The effects of body-worn camera footage and eyewitness race on jurors' perceptions of police use of force Behavioral Sciences and the Law (2019), Alana Saulnier, Kelly C. Burke, Bette L. Bottoms.

Presentations

The roles of officer behavior and officer and civilian race/ethnicity in shaping public perceptions of police (2024), Volume Los Angeles, CA, Kelly C. Burke, Jayce N. Owens-Boone, Manal Aboargob, Erik Lopez, Julianna Pluma, Stephanie Phillips.
Examining how civilian race influences police behavior during routine stops (2024), Volume San Diego, CA, Kelly C. Burke.
The impact of compassion fatigue on racially disparate police brutality (2023), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Aidan Constant, Margaret C. Stevenson, Kelly C. Burke.
Understanding why interracial police-civilian interactions can go poorly (2022), Volume Denver, CO, Kelly C. Burke.
The opposite race-leniency effect: A recent shift in mock trial results (2020), Volume New Orleans, LA, Kelly C. Burke.

Grants

Understanding Why Interracial Police-civilian Interactions Can End Poorly
Understanding Why Interracial Police-civilian Interactions Can End Poorly
Understanding Why Interracial Police-civilian Interactions Can End Poorly

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	PSYC 6398 - Dissertation	27738
Spring 2025	PSYC 6399 - Dissertation	27756
Spring 2025	PSYC 6390 - Field Placement	27507
Spring 2025	PSYC 6380 - First Year Research	26107
Spring 2025	PSYC 6381 - First Year Research	26128
Spring 2025	PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis	27492
Spring 2025	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	20135
Spring 2025	PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law	27172
Spring 2025	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	27495
Spring 2025	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	26106
Spring 2025	PSYC 5395 - Thesis	27498
Spring 2025	PSYC 5396 - Thesis	27501
Spring 2025	PSYC 6395 - Thesis	27754
Spring 2025	PSYC 6396 - Thesis	27755
Spring 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	25401
Fall 2024	PSYC 6380 - First Year Research	15677
Fall 2024	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	18256
Fall 2024	PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law	17159	Syllabus
Fall 2024	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	15933
Fall 2024	PSYC 6342 - Special Topics in Psyc & Law	17205	Syllabus
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	15678

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2025	PSYC 6398 - Dissertation	27738
Spring 2025	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	20135
Spring 2025	PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law	27172
Spring 2025	PSYC 5385 - Research Applications	27495
Spring 2025	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	26106
Spring 2024	PSYC 6381 - First Year Research	27752
Spring 2024	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	20152
Spring 2024	PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law	22570	Syllabus
Spring 2024	PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology	21032	Syllabus
Spring 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	26555
Fall 2023	PSYC 6380 - First Year Research	17214
Fall 2023	PSYC 6385 - Research Applications	17524
Fall 2023	PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology	10824	Syllabus
Spring 2023	PSYC 4352 - Independent Research	20170
Spring 2023	PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law	22826	Syllabus
Fall 2022	PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology	11523	Syllabus
Fall 2022	PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology	19344	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2024	PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law	22570	Evaluation
Spring 2024	PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology	21032	Evaluation
Fall 2023	PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology	10824	Evaluation
Spring 2023	PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law	22826	Evaluation
Fall 2022	PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology	11523	Evaluation
Fall 2022	PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology	19344	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistance - The University of Illinois at Chicago (01/01/2021-12/31/2021)
Choice Outstanding Academic Titles - Choice (unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries) (03/17/2021)

Ph D in Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago (2022)
MA in Psychology, The University of Illinois at Chicago (2019)

Publications

Racial disparities in policing: Psychological consequences over the lifespan Oxford (2023), Kelly C. Burke, Cynthia J. Najdowski, Margaret C. Stevenson.
Children, race, psychology, and law Routledge (2022), Kelly C. Burke, Bette L. Bottoms, Velisha Jackson, Margaret C. Stevenson.
Children’s person identification accuracy Routledge (2022), Kelly C. Burke, Liana C. Peter-Hagene.
Why interracial police-civilian interpersonal interactions can go poorly: Police officer stereotype threat Psychology, Crime, and Law (2022), Kelly C. Burke.
Harming cats and dogs: People are as morally outraged, but not as punitive, in animal versus human abuse cases The Humanistic Psychologist (2021), Kelly C. Burke, Liana C. Peter-Hagene, Tayler M. Jones, Bette L. Bottoms, Sankhya Amaravadi, Brandon Garcia, Kaitlynn Richardson, Kajal Sachdev.

Presentations

The roles of officer behavior and officer and civilian race/ethnicity in shaping public perceptions of police (2024), Volume Los Angeles, CA, Kelly C. Burke, Jayce N. Owens-Boone, Manal Aboargob, Erik Lopez, Julianna Pluma, Stephanie Phillips.
Examining how civilian race influences police behavior during routine stops (2024), Volume San Diego, CA, Kelly C. Burke.
The impact of compassion fatigue on racially disparate police brutality (2023), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Aidan Constant, Margaret C. Stevenson, Kelly C. Burke.
Understanding why interracial police-civilian interactions can go poorly (2022), Volume Denver, CO, Kelly C. Burke.
The opposite race-leniency effect: A recent shift in mock trial results (2020), Volume New Orleans, LA, Kelly C. Burke.

Understanding Why Interracial Police-civilian Interactions Can End Poorly
Understanding Why Interracial Police-civilian Interactions Can End Poorly
Understanding Why Interracial Police-civilian Interactions Can End Poorly

Current/Future Courses

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 6398 - Dissertation

Section

27738

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 6399 - Dissertation

Section

27756

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 6390 - Field Placement

Section

27507

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 6380 - First Year Research

Section

26107

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 6381 - First Year Research

Section

26128

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 4353 - Honors Thesis

Section

27492

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

20135

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law

Section

27172

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 5385 - Research Applications

Section

27495

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 6385 - Research Applications

Section

26106

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 5395 - Thesis

Section

27498

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 5396 - Thesis

Section

27501

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 6395 - Thesis

Section

27754

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 6396 - Thesis

Section

27755

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

25401

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

PSYC 6380 - First Year Research

Section

15677

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

18256

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law

Section

17159

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

PSYC 6385 - Research Applications

Section

15933

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

PSYC 6342 - Special Topics in Psyc & Law

Section

17205

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

15678

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 6398 - Dissertation

Section

27738

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

20135

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law

Section

27172

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 5385 - Research Applications

Section

27495

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

PSYC 6385 - Research Applications

Section

26106

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PSYC 6381 - First Year Research

Section

27752

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

20152

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law

Section

22570

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology

Section

21032

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

26555

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

PSYC 6380 - First Year Research

Section

17214

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

PSYC 6385 - Research Applications

Section

17524

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology

Section

10824

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

PSYC 4352 - Independent Research

Section

20170

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law

Section

22826

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology

Section

11523

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology

Section

19344

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law

Section

22570

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology

Section

21032

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology

Section

10824

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

PSYC 3315 - Psychology and the Law

Section

22826

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology

Section

11523

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

PSYC 2302 - Social Psychology

Section

19344

Evaluation

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