Kathryn K. Burden, PhD
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Comparative and International Development Education
Areas of interest
- Internationalization of higher education
- Global citizenship education
- Anthropology of education
- Education policy
- Critical theory
MA, Higher Education, Boston College, 2012
BA, dual majors in Anthropology and German, Kansas State University, 2004
I am a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in the Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development program with an emphasis on Comparative and International Development Education.
I study comparative and international development education through an anthropological lens. My academic interests are anthropology of education, higher education, global citizenship education, and the intersection of educational ideas and practices with notions of power, ideology, identity, citizenship, and belonging. In my work, I trace underlying cultural and ideological constructions that shape perceptions on the role of higher education in society, and the ways in which notions of (global) citizenship are produced and reproduced among faculty, staff, and students in higher educational institutions in the United States. I am committed to exploring the potential of critical approaches to education for global citizenship that address - rather than perpetuate - social, political, and economic inequalities in power that are reproduced in policy, practice, and scholarship.
I have over 20 years of experience in international and intercultural educational settings, most recently having worked as the Assistant Director of International Student Services at a large land-grant university in the United States. Prior to that, I taught and worked for a number of years in educational settings in the United States, Germany, Ukraine, and Bangladesh.
Awards
- Educational Evaluation and Policy Studies Fellowship, CEHD, September 2020
- Graduate Student Fellowship Award, CEHD, 2018-19
Lazarus, S. S., Johnstone, C. J., Liu, K. K., Thurlow, M. L., Hinkle, A. R., & Burden, K. (2022). An updated state guide to universally designed assessments (NCEO Report 431). National Center on Educational Outcomes.
Burden, K. K. & Thomas, C. A. (2022). Braiding Strands of Global Citizenship Education, Critical Literacy, and Intercultural Development Continuum Theories. Oral presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) national conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Burden, K. K. (2020). Reshaping Approaches to Education for Global Citizenship in Higher Education Institutions. Oral presentation at the College of Education Graduate Student Conference, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
Burden, K. K. (2020). Challenging Conceptions of Global Citizenship: Implications for Equitable Education. Oral presentation at Internationalizing the Curriculum & Campus Conference: Leap into Global Learning, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Burden, K. K. (2020). Global Understandings of Global Citizenship? An Analysis of Differing Ideological Approaches. Oral presentation at the Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development Student Research Conference, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Burden, K. K. (2018). Serving Mental Health Needs of International Students at Purdue University. Oral presentation at the Counseling and Psychological Services intern training seminar, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Burden, K. K. (2017). Brick by Brick: How Purdue Faculty and Staff Pave the Way for International Student Success. Oral presentation at the Boiler Share Symposium, West Lafayette, Indiana.
Burden, K. K. (2015). Promoting Intercultural Competence in Students Through Volunteerism. Poster presentation at the NAFSA National Conference, Boston, Massachusetts.
Burden, K. K. (2013). Boiler Up to Boiler Out: Promoting Outreach, Understanding, and Teamwork through International Student Volunteerism. Oral presentation at the NAFSA Indiana State Conference, West Lafayette, Indiana.