Kristine Burkman, PhD
Associate Professor
Psychiatry
School of Medicine
Kristine Burkman, PhD, is an attending psychologist in the Substance Use and PTSD (SUPT) Clinic, and the PTSD Research Program at the San Francisco VA Health Care System. Dr. Burkman specializes in the assessment and treatment of co-occurring trauma and addiction, with a focus towards developmental and complex trauma.
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She provides clinical supervision to trainees in psychology and psychiatry in the delivery of evidence-based psychotherapies (individual and group). Dr. Burkman's research focuses on the development of a novel treatment for combat veterans with PTSD who have killed in war and struggle with moral injury.
Awards
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- Excellence in Mentoring, APA Division 18, 2023
- Aspen Institute Scholar, Aspen Institute, 2011
- Walter Burke Award for Clinical Excellence, Northwestern University, 2009
- Psychology Research Award, Boston University, 2005
- Summa cum laude, Boston University, 2005
Education & Training
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- Fellowship Clinical Psychology - PTSD & SUD San Francisco VA Health Care System 2011
- Internship Clinical Psychology San Francisco VA Medical Center 2010
- PhD Clinical Psychology Northwestern University 06/2010
- BA Psychology Boston University 05/2005
Interests
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- Moral Injury
- Clinical Supervision
- Substance Use Treatment
- Impact of Killing
- Phase-Based Models of Care
- Developmental Trauma
- PTSD
- Complex Trauma
Publications (20)
Top publication keywords:
Attitude of Health PersonnelHomicidePsychological TraumaMilitary PersonnelPsychotherapyBehavior TherapyHealth EquityVeteransHealth PersonnelCombat DisordersMoralsStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSafetyImplosive TherapyNarrative Therapy
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Military Sexual Trauma.
Encyclopedia of Sexual Psychology and Behavior 2023 Malia L. Moreland, Kristine M. Burkman -
Advancing health equity by understanding race disparities and other factors associated with PTSD symptom improvement following evidence-based psychotherapy.
Journal of anxiety disorders 2023 Maguen S, Batten A, Hubbard A, Holder N, Burkman K, Cottonham D, Purcell N, Mehlman H, Shiner B -
Integrating Process and Structure in Group Therapy for Survivors of Trauma.
European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 2022 Matthew M. Yalch, Malia L. Moreland, Kristine M. Burkman -
Treatment for Moral Injury: Impact of Killing in War.
Current treatment options in psychiatry 2022 Burkman K, Gloria R, Mehlman H, Maguen S -
Impact of killing: A treatment program for military veterans with moral injury.
2021 Kristine Burkman, Shira Maguen, Natalie Purcell
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Lessons from Psychological First Aid: Supporting Healing of Healthcare Workers Affected by COVID-19.
Psychiatry 2021 Maguen S, Griffin BJ, Burkman K, Norman SB -
Profiles of moral distress and associated outcomes among student veterans.
Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy 2020 Griffin BJ, Williams CL, Shaler L, Dees RF, Cowden RG, Bryan CJ, Litz B, Purcell N, Burkman K, Maguen S -
Integrating collaborative/therapeutic assessment of interpersonal functioning into group therapy for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
Journal of Psychotherapy Integration 2020 Matthew M. Yalch, Kristine M. Burkman, Lori J. Holleran, Susan Karpenko, Brian Borsari -
Moral Injury: An Integrative Review.
Journal of traumatic stress 2019 Griffin BJ, Purcell N, Burkman K, Litz BT, Bryan CJ, Schmitz M, Villierme C, Walsh J, Maguen S -
Applying contemporary interpersonal theory to the study of trauma
European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 2019 Yalch, M. & Burkman, K. -
Impact of Killing (IOK): Expanding our framework to help veterans heal from war
Trauma Psychology News 2018 Burkman, K. & Maguen, S. -
Provider perspectives on a novel moral injury treatment for veterans: Initial assessment of acceptability and feasibility of the Impact of Killing treatment materials.
Journal of clinical psychology 2018 Burkman K, Purcell N, Maguen S -
"Opening a Door to a New Life": The Role of Forgiveness in Healing From Moral Injury.
Frontiers in psychiatry 2018 Purcell N, Griffin BJ, Burkman K, Maguen S -
Healing from Moral Injury: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Impact of Killing Treatment for Combat Veterans.
Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma 2018 Natalie Purcell, Kristine Burkman, Jessica Keyser, Phillip Fucella, Shira Maguen -
Measuring Use of Evidence Based Psychotherapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Large National Healthcare System.
Administration and policy in mental health 2018 Maguen S, Madden E, Patterson OV, DuVall SL, Goldstein LA, Burkman K, Shiner B -
Gender Differences in Sleep and War Zone-Related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
Sleep and Combat-Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 2018 Kristine Burkman, Shira Maguen -
Impact of Killing in War: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Trial.
Journal of clinical psychology 2017 Maguen S, Burkman K, Madden E, Dinh J, Bosch J, Keyser J, Schmitz M, Neylan TC -
Constellations of Interpersonal Trauma and Symptoms in Child Welfare: Implications for a Developmental Trauma Framework
Journal of Family Violence 2014 Kisiel, C. L., Fehrenbach, T., Torgersen, E., Stolbach, B., McClelland, G., Griffin, G., & Burkman, K. -
Treating complex trauma among veterans: three stage-based treatment models.
Journal of clinical psychology 2013 Landes SJ, Garovoy ND, Burkman KM -
Combat-Related Killing: Expanding Evidence-Based Treatments for PTSD
Cognitive and Behavioral Practice 2013 Maguen, S. & Burkman, K.