Practicum Clinic Director and Assistant Clinical Professor
Lina L. Burkhart, Ph.D., HSPP is the Director of the Counseling Practicum Clinic in the Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology, and Counseling. She is a Licensed Psychologist and Health Service Provider in Psychology (HSPP). Dr. Burkhart’s work primarily relates to intervention and assessment services with children, adolescents, and families. Clinically, she has particular interests related to parent/caregiver-child relationships, parenting, childhood emotional and behavioral concerns, and integrated behavioral health services for individuals across the age span. She has worked in a variety of settings, including primary care, hospitals, private practice, and schools.
Dr. Burkhart is a graduate of the University of Virginia (Clinical Psychology, Ph.D., and M.Ed., in School Psychology) and West Virginia Wesleyan College (Psychology B.A.). She completed an APA accredited pre-doctoral internship at the University of Miami’s Mailman Center for Child Development and Jackson-Memorial Hospital, in Miami, FL. After completing the internship, she continued on as a post-doctoral fellow in infant mental health through the University of Miami’s Perinatal Chemical Addiction Research and Education and Healthy Starts Program.
Dr. Burkhart is passionate about serving others and supporting the professional growth and personal development of counseling/counseling psychology graduate students.
Please note that Dr. Burkhart does not chair/advise doctoral students.