Dr. Jade Burns

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jade Burns is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, specializing in pediatric community-based healthcare. With over 15 years of experience, her research focuses on innovative approaches that utilize community-engaged research and technology to improve healthcare and sexual health outcomes among adolescents in community health care settings. Dr. Burns has a strong interest in teen sexual behavior and health disparities and inequity, with a secondary focus on enhancing nursing practice training programs in underserved areas. She is involved in various research grants and programs, including the NIH’s National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Dr. Burns teaches courses on population health and nursing fundamentals and is known for her interactive teaching methodologies that encourage independent and critical thinking among students. Additionally, she closely collaborates with students and community partners in Detroit to translate research findings into real-world experiences.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

University of Michigan School of Nursing • Ann Arbor, MI

Teaching and conducting research on community-based healthcare and health disparities.

Awards

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Racial Justice Health Equity Award

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Leadership Detroit Fellow

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Clinical Scholar

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Jonas Nurse Leader

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Paul Ambrose Scholar

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science