Joy J. Burnham

Associate Professor, Counselor Education
Department of Education Studies in Psychology, Research Methodology, and Counseling
315C Graves Hall
(205) 348-2302
jburnham@bamaed.ua.edu
Appointed in 2002

Recent Courses Taught:

BCE 512 Theories of Counseling
BCE 618 Advanced Theories
BCE 626 Readings in Counseling
BCE 511 Principles of Guidance

Areas of Research:

Children’s Fears
School Counseling

Academic Degrees:

Ph.D. , Auburn University, 1995, Counselor Education.

M.S., Jacksonville State University, 1990, Counseling and Guidance.

B.S., Auburn University, 1986, Elementary Education.

Professional Experiences:

Assistant Professor of Education, University of Alabama, 2002-Present

Adjunct Instructor, Jacksonville State University and University of Alabama, Gadsden Center, 1994-2002

School Counselor, 1990-1991

Classroom Teacher, 1987-1990

Selected Publications:

Burnham, J.J., & Gullone, E. (1997). The fear survey for children-II: A psychometric investigation with American data. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 35,165-173.

Burnham, J.J. (2007). Children’s fears: A pre-9/11 and post-9/11 comparison using the FSSC-AM. Journal of Counseling and Development, 85, 461-466.

Burnham, J.J., Schaefer, B., & Giesen, J. (2006). An empirical taxonomy of youth’s fears: Cluster analysis of The American Fear Survey Schedule (FSSC-AM). Psychology in the Schools, 43, 673-684.

Burnham, J.J., & Giesen, J. (2005). The American Fear Survey Schedule: A confirmatory factor analysis with elementary, middle, and high school students. Research in the Schools, 12, 89-95.

Burnham, J.J. (2005). Fears of children in the United States: An examination of the American Fear Survey Schedule with 20 new contemporary fear items. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 38, 78-91.

Burnham, J.J., & Jackson, C.M. (2000). School counselor roles: Discrepancies between actual practice and existing models. Professional School Counseling, 4, 41-49.

Selected Presentations:

Clark, M.A., Dahir, C., Burnham, J.J., & Portman, T. The Changing Dynamics of 21st Century School Counseling. American Counselor Education and Supervision, Columbus, OH. Oct. 12

Dahir, C.A., Anctil, T., Burnham, J.J., & Portman, T.A., (2007, June). Action research and school counselor accountability: Partners make the difference. American School Counselor Association, Denver, CO, June 26-28, 2007.

Burnham, J.J. (2007, April). Fears of youth in the twenty-first century. In C.A. Dahir, Stone, C.B., Burnham, J.J., Clark, M.A., Breman, J., Portman, T. & Schumacher, R. Twenty-first century school counseling: A focus on the future. Individual Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April 13, 2007.

Burnham, J.J., & Lomax, R. (2007, April). Utilizing discriminant analysis to examine children’s fears. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April 11, 2007.

Burnham, J.J., & Lomax, R. (2005, April). Ethnicity and fears of youth: Are fears unique across White/Caucasian, African-American, and Hispanic/Latino populations? Paper Session:External Pressures and Issues Confronting School Counselors. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada, April 11-15, 2005.