She is the first signing Deaf woman in the world to receive a doctorate of philosophy, having conducted her graduate education through American Sign Language. Dr. Burke’s research for the most part resides in deaf philosophy, the space where philosophy intersects with Deaf studies. She is coauthoring the book Puzzles About Disability (Oxford, forthcoming) with Adrienne Asch, Margaret Battin, Gretchen Case, Leslie Francis, and Anita Silvers.