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Current Position

 Professor & Director of the School of Kinesiology & Recreation at Illinois State University


ACADEMIC DEGREES, CONSULTING, & SPORT EXPERIENCES
Ph.D. --- Florida State University --- Sport Psychology

Ed.S. --- Georgia Southern University --- Counseling

M.A. --- East Carolina University --- Social/Organizational Psychology --- Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology member

B.A. --- Belmont Abbey College --- 1) Psychology 2) Recreational Studies (double major) Minor in Sociology --- Pi Gamma Mu, The National Social Science Honor Society member

 

Kevin L. Burke Enterprises (www.kevinlburkeenterprises.com)

  • Offers performance related consulting
  • Performs consultations with businesses and employees
  • Conducts workshops and lectures to enhance motivation, conflict resolution, and performance

Sports and Athletic Consulting

  • Has assisted professional, college, high school, and recreational athletes from various sports

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    Research Interests

    • Satisfaction
    • Personal control
    • Humor 
    • Optimism & pessimism
    • Momentum
    • Superstitions & rituals
         		 

    		 

    HONORS, AWARDS, & OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

    Dr. Burke served as the Editor for the Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics from 2007-2009. 

    Dr. Burke was selected to attend and completed the Tennessee Regents Academic Leadership Training Institute.  

    Dr. Burke served as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Sport Psychology and is a past member of the Performance Enhancment/Intervention committee in Association for Applied Sport Psychology.

    Dr. Burke has been nominated for a university award for scholarship/research.

    In three separate academic years, Dr. Burke was nominated for a university award for teaching.

    Dr. Burke received the college award for teaching. 

    Dr. Burke received the college award for scholarship/research.

    He has presented and published through local, state, regional, national, and international channels.

    Also, Dr. Burke has been nominated for the prestigious "Dorothy V. Harris Young Scholar/Practitioner" award, selected for leadership training, and previously won an award for teaching while in graduate school.