Faculty Profile

Denise Burkett

Denise Burkett

Professor

Division of Counseling

Ph.D.

Dr. Denise Burkett is a Professor of Counseling at Indiana Wesleyan University. She earned her Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy from Texas Tech University. She earned her Master of Arts degree in Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from University of South Florida.

Research Interests

Dr. Burkett's research interests include: marital issues, couples’ sexual intimacy concerns, the influence of addiction in the family, and underrepresented groups such as undocumented and international students.

PHD
Marriage and Family Therapy

Texas Tech University , 2017

MA
Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling

University of South Florida , 2010

BA
Psychology

University of South Florida , 2005

Peer-reviewed journal articles:

Kadieva, V. D., & Williams, D. N. (2022). Finding the supervision key of therapists’ progress. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 51(1), 21–36. https://doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2022.2124205

Kadieva, V. D., Nicholas Williams, D. A., Hernandez, A., & Aguon, N. (2023). Exploring women’s experiences and family role shifts superseding a breast cancer diagnosis. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 51(2), 170–189. https://doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2021.1958267

Kadieva, V. D., & Williams, D. N. (2020). Building the pyramid that leads to client’s progress: Supervision, therapists’ work, and client alliance. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 49(2), 148–169. https://doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2020.1783386

Williams, D. N., Smith, D. B., Sukach, T., & Minaiy, C. (2018). Expecting more in relationships – Implications of relational entitlement. The American Journal of Family Therapy, 46(4), 321–340. https://doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2018.1539354

Armstrong, J., Thorpe, S., & Williams, D. (2021). Sexual attitudes, religious commitment, and sexual risk behaviours among college-aged women. Journal of Gender Studies, 30(8), 875–886. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2020.1838888

Méndez-Pounds, J., Nicholas, D. A., Gonzalez, N., & Whiting, J. B. (2018). “I am just like everyone else, except for a nine-digit number”: A thematic analysis of the experiences of DREAMers. The Qualitative Report, 23(2), 442–455. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2018.3195

Book chapters:

Williams, D. (2020). A theoretical framework for supervising and mentoring new clinicians. In M. A. Trent, D. Pardlow, & M. P. Stevenson Ratliff (Eds.), Transforming students into leaders through the literary arts and the social sciences (pp. 158–166). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

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denise.burkett@indwes.edu