Dr. Emily Burke is the Senior Director of Workforce Development and Applied Practice and leads the development, implementation, management, and evaluation of ASPPH research, practice, and workforce development efforts. Dr. Burke oversees strategy and operations of the ASPPH Data Center and the ASPPH Center for Public Health Workforce Development. In this capacity, she addresses the ASPPH organizational strategic framework goals to be the leading voice and authority on academic public health and to champion the development of a diverse and competent public health workforce.
Dr. Burke’s research interests include academic public health, public health workforce and infrastructure, academic and practice linkages in public health, and continuing education and training in public health.
Dr. Burke received her EdD from Arizona State University and her MPH from Drexel University. She is board certified in public health by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.