Nancy Burke, PhD
Professor
Humanities & Social Sciences
School of Medicine

on social and cultural processes associated with chronic disease management, clinical trials recruitment and participation, and disparities in cancer prevention, treatment and survivorship. Her research program addresses subjectivity, bioethics, and culture. Over the last eight years she has worked in partnership with the Pilipino Senior Resource Center on studies of Filipina breast cancer support disparities and peer navigation. She is currently principal investigator of a study of complex care management clinics in safety net hospitals.

• Family Support and Readiness to Consider Smoking Cessation among Chinese and Vietnamese American Male Smokers.
  The Journal of Smoking Cessation 2021 Joan A. Daniel, Jin E. Kim-Mozeleski, Krishna C. Poudel, Angela Sun, Nancy J. Burke, Janice Y. Tsoh
• Patient Engagement, Chronic Illness, and the Subject of Health Care Reform.
  Medical anthropology 2020 Fleming MD, Shim JK, Yen I, Thompson-Lastad A, Burke NJ
• Organization Communication Factors and Abnormal Mammogram Follow-up: a Qualitative Study Among Ethnically Diverse Women Across Three Healthcare Systems.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2020 Kenny JD, Karliner LS, Kerlikowske K, Kaplan CP, Fernandez-Lamothe A, Burke NJ
• Abstract P2-13-18: Catalyzing navigation for breast cancer survivors (CaNBCS).
  Cancer Research 2020 Niharika Dixit, Barbara Cicerelli, Roy Cherian, Nancy Burke
• Disentangling individual and neighborhood differences in the intention to quit smoking in Asian American male smokers.
  Preventive medicine reports 2020 Vyas P, Tsoh JY, Gildengorin G, Stewart SL, Yu E, Guan A, Pham A, Burke NJ, McPhee SJ
• Knowledge and self-efficacy for caring for breast and colon cancer survivors among safety net primary care providers.
  Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2020 Dixit N, Burke N, Rodriguez G, Sarkar U, Cicerelli B, DeVore JD, Nápoles AM
• Unpacking the 'black box' of lay health worker processes in a US-based intervention.
  Health promotion international 2020 Burke NJ, Phung K, Yu F, Wong C, Le K, Nguyen I, Nguyen L, Guan A, Nguyen TT, Tsoh JY
• Threshold: Emergency Responders on the US-Mexico Border. Ieva Jusionyte. Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2018. 285 pp.
  The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology 2019 Nancy J. Burke
• Real-world lung cancer screening decision-making: Barriers and facilitators.
  Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2019 Lowenstein M, Vijayaraghavan M, Burke NJ, Karliner L, Wang S, Peters M, Lozano A, Kaplan CP
• Engaging limited English proficient and ethnically diverse low-income women in health research: A randomized trial of a patient navigator intervention.
  Patient education and counseling 2019 Nickell A, Stewart SL, Burke NJ, Guerra C, Cohen E, Lawlor C, Colen S, Cheng J, Joseph G
• Introduction: Framing Cancer and Structural Vulnerability. In Armin J, Burke NJ, and Eichelberger L, Eds. Negotiating Structural Vulnerability in Cancer Control: Contemporary Challenges for Applied Anthropology
  Introduction: Framing Cancer and Structural Vulnerability. In Armin J, Burke NJ, and Eichelberger L, Eds. Negotiating Structural Vulnerability in Cancer Control: Contemporary Challenges for Applied Anthropology 2019 Burke NJ, Armin J, Eichelberger L
• Negotiating Structural Vulnerability in Cancer Control: Contemporary Challenges for Applied Anthropology
  Negotiating Structural Vulnerability in Cancer Control: Contemporary Challenges for Applied Anthropology. 2019 Armin J, Burke NJ, Eichelberger L
• Stuck in the Middle: Patient navigation and clinical trials recruitment in the safety net
  Armin J, Burke NJ, and Eichelberger L, Eds. Negotiating Structural Vulnerability in Cancer Control: Contemporary Challenges for Applied Anthropology 2019 Burke NJ
• Pesticide Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Small-Scale Hmong Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley of California.
  Journal of Integrated Pest Management 2019 Chia Thao, Nancy Burke, Sandie Ha, Andrea Joyce
• Like a Fish out of Water: Managing Chronic Pain in the Urban Safety Net.
  Journal of health and social behavior 2018 Rubin S, Burke N, Van Natta M, Yen I, Shim JK
• Caring for "Super-utilizers": Neoliberal Social Assistance in the Safety-net.
  Medical anthropology quarterly 2018 Fleming MD, Shim JK, Yen I, Van Natta M, Hanssmann C, Burke NJ
• Stratified citizenship, stratified health: Examining latinx legal status in the U.S. healthcare safety net.
  Social science & medicine (1982) 2018 Van Natta M, Burke NJ, Yen IH, Fleming MD, Hanssmann CL, Rasidjan MP, Shim JK
• Like a Fish out of Water: Managing Chronic Pain in the Urban Safety Net.
  Journal of health and social behavior 2018 Rubin S, Burke N, Van Natta M, Yen I, Shim JK
• PCPs knowledge and self-efficacy for caring for breast and colon cancer survivors.
  Journal of Clinical Oncology 2018 Niharika Dixit, Nancy Burke, Gladys Rodriguez, Urmimala Sarkar, Judy Quan, Joana Devore, Barbara Cicerelli, Anna Napoles
• Complex care and contradictions of choice in the safety net.
  Sociology of health & illness 2018 Van Natta M, Burke NJ, Yen IH, Rubin S, Fleming MD, Thompson-Lastad A, Shim JK
• Importance of Content and Format of Oral Health Instruction to Low-income Mexican Immigrant Parents: A Qualitative Study.
  Pediatric dentistry 2018 Chang CP, Barker JC, Hoeft KS, Guerra C, Chung LH, Burke NJ
• Smoke complaints caused by wildland fire in the southern Sierra Nevada region, California.
  International Journal of Wildland Fire 2018 Ricardo Cisneros, Emanuel Alcala, Donald Schweizer, Nancy Burke
• Assessing Patient Activation among High-Need, High-Cost Patients in Urban Safety Net Care Settings.
  Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2017 Napoles TM, Burke NJ, Shim JK, Davis E, Moskowitz D, Yen IH
• Response to commentary, "Trauma and the structuring of complex care: Back to the settlements?" by Elizabeth Bowen.
  Social science & medicine (1982) 2017 Thompson-Lastad A, Yen IH, Fleming MD, Van Natta M, Rubin S, Shim JK, Burke NJ
• Defining trauma in complex care management: Safety-net providers' perspectives on structural vulnerability and time.
  Social science & medicine (1982) 2017 Thompson-Lastad A, Yen IH, Fleming MD, Van Natta M, Rubin S, Shim JK, Burke NJ
• Perspectives of low-income chronically ill patients on complex care management.
  Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare 2017 Mao AY, Willard-Grace R, Dubbin L, Aronson L, Fernandez A, Burke NJ, Finch J, Davis E
• Patient engagement at the margins: Health care providers' assessments of engagement and the structural determinants of health in the safety-net.
  Social science & medicine (1982) 2017 Fleming MD, Shim JK, Yen IH, Thompson-Lastad A, Rubin S, Van Natta M, Burke NJ
• Survivorship Care Plan Information Needs: Perspectives of Safety-Net Breast Cancer Patients.
  PloS one 2016 Burke NJ, Napoles TM, Banks PJ, Orenstein FS, Luce JA, Joseph G
• Returning to Earth: Setting a Global Agenda for the Anthropology of Cancer.
  Medical anthropology 2016 Burke NJ, Mathews HF
• Contextualizing "Choice" for Undocumented Immigrants in U.S. Clinical Trials Research.
  The American journal of bioethics : AJOB 2016 Burke NJ
• Suffering in Silence: Impact of Tobacco Use on Communication Dynamics Within Vietnamese and Chinese Immigrant Families.
  Journal of family nursing 2016 Petersen AB, Tsoh JY, Nguyen TT, McPhee SJ, Burke NJ
• A Social Network Family-Focused Intervention to Promote Smoking Cessation in Chinese and Vietnamese American Male Smokers: A Feasibility Study.
  Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2015 Tsoh JY, Burke NJ, Gildengorin G, Wong C, Le K, Nguyen A, Chan JL, Sun A, McPhee SJ, Nguyen TT
• Anthropologies of Cancer in Transnational Worlds
  Anthropologies of Cancer in Transnational Worlds 2015 Mathews H, Burke NJ, Kampriani E
• Anthropologies of Cancer in Transnational Worlds, Mathews H, Burke NJ, & Kampriani E, Eds
  Filipina, Survivor, or Both? Negotiating Biosociality and Ethnicity in the Context of Scarcity 2015 Burke NJ
• Anthropologies of Cancer in Transnational Worlds, Mathews H, Burke NJ, & Kampriani E, Eds
  Introduction: Mapping the Landscape of Transnational Cancer Ethnography 2015 Mathews H, Burke NJ
• Educating low-SES and LEP survivors about breast cancer research: pilot test of the Health Research Engagement Intervention.
  Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2014 Nickell A, Burke NJ, Cohen E, Caprio M, Joseph G
• Understanding HPV vaccine uptake among Cambodian American girls.
  Journal of community health 2014 Taylor VM, Burke NJ, Ko LK, Sos C, Liu Q, Do HH, Talbot J, Yasui Y, Bastani R
• Rethinking the therapeutic misconception: social justice, patient advocacy, and cancer clinical trial recruitment in the US safety net.
  BMC medical ethics 2014 Burke NJ
• Improving healthcare empowerment through breast cancer patient navigation: a mixed methods evaluation in a safety-net setting.
  BMC health services research 2014 Gabitova G, Burke NJ
• Protecting our Khmer daughters: ghosts of the past, uncertain futures, and the human papillomavirus vaccine.
  Ethnicity & health 2014 Burke NJ, Do HH, Talbot J, Sos C, Ros S, Taylor VM
• Developing theoretically based and culturally appropriate interventions to promote hepatitis B testing in 4 Asian American populations, 2006-2011.
  Preventing chronic disease 2014 Maxwell AE, Bastani R, Glenn BA, Taylor VM, Nguyen TT, Stewart SL, Burke NJ, Chen MS
• Health Communication "Noise": Insights from Medical Anthropology
  Routledge Handbook of Language and Health Communication. Hamilton H and Chou WY Eds. 2014 Burke NJ and Barker JC
• Understanding and use of nicotine replacement therapy and nonpharmacologic smoking cessation strategies among Chinese and Vietnamese smokers and their families.
  Preventing chronic disease 2014 Tsang IK, Tsoh JY, Wong C, Le K, Cheng JW, Nguyen AN, Nguyen TT, McPhee SJ, Burke NJ
• Pakikisama: lessons learned in partnership building with Filipinas with breast cancer for culturally meaningful support.
  Global health promotion 2014 Villero O, Macaerag I, Burke NJ
• Health Literate Organizations: Are Clinical Trial Sites Equipped to Recruit Minority and Limited Health Literacy Patients?
  Journal of health disparities research and practice 2014 Livaudais-Toman J, Burke NJ, Napoles A, Kaplan CP
• Local biologies and ecologies of breast cancer screening: Tracing the aftereffects of the 'Shanghai study.'
  Anthropological Quarterly 2014 Burke NJ
• Slow research: thoughts for a movement in global health.
  Medical anthropology 2014 Adams V, Burke NJ, Whitmarsh I
• Beyond Coping.
  Chronic Illness, Spirituality, and Healing 2013 Ofelia O. Villero, Nancy J. Burke
• Ductal carcinoma in situ: knowledge of associated risks and prognosis among Latina and non-Latina white women.
  Breast cancer research and treatment 2013 Parikh AR, Kaplan CP, Burke NJ, Livaudais-Toman J, Hwang ES, Karliner LS
• Evaluation of a hepatitis B lay health worker intervention for Cambodian Americans.
  Journal of community health 2013 Taylor VM, Bastani R, Burke N, Talbot J, Sos C, Liu Q, Do H, Jackson JC, Yasui Y
• A Passage to a Good Death: End of Life Care for Asian Americans.
  Handbook of Asian American Health 2013 Evaon Wong-Kim, Nancy J. Burke
• Beyond Coping: Spirituality and Filipina Transnationals with Experience of Breast Cancer
  In Chronic Illness, Spirituality and Healing: Diverse Disciplinary, Religious and Cultural Perspectives, Stoltzfus M, Green R, and Schumm D (Eds.). Palgrave. 2013 Villero O, Burke NJ
• Beyond Coping: Spirituality and Filipina Transnationals with Experience of Breast Cancer.
  Chronic Illness, Spirituality, and Healing 2013 Ofelia O. Villero, Nancy J. Burke
• Community health worker hepatitis B education for Cambodian American men and women.
  Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP 2013 Taylor VM, Burke NJ, Sos C, Do HH, Liu Q, Yasui Y
• Health Travels: Cuban Health(care) on and off the Island
  Health Travels: Cuban Health(care) on and off the Island 2013 Burke NJ, Ed.
• Situating HIV risk in the lives of formerly trafficked female sex workers on the Mexico-US border.
  AIDS care 2012 Collins SP, Goldenberg SM, Burke NJ, Bojorquez-Chapela I, Silverman JG, Strathdee SA
• HPV vaccination uptake among Cambodian mothers.
  Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2012 Taylor VM, Burke N, Do H, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Bastani R
• Factors associated with hepatitis B testing among Cambodian American men and women.
  Journal of immigrant and minority health 2012 Taylor VM, Bastani R, Burke N, Talbot J, Sos C, Liu Q, Carey Jackson J, Yasui Y
• A Passage to a Good Death: End of Life Care for Asian Americans
  Yoo GJ, Nhung Le M, Oda A, Eds. Handbook of Asian American Health. 2012 Wong-Kim E, Burke NJ
• Passing through: meanings of survivorship and support among Filipinas with breast cancer.
  Qualitative health research 2011 Burke NJ, Villero O, Guerra C
• Chumnguh thleum: understanding liver illness and hepatitis B among Cambodian immigrants.
  Journal of community health 2011 Burke NJ, Do HH, Talbot J, Sos C, Svy D, Taylor VM
• Physicians' approaches to recommending colorectal cancer screening: a qualitative study.
  Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2010 Walsh JM, Karliner L, Burke N, Somkin CP, Pham LA, Pasick R
• Adult daughters' influence on mothers' health-related decision making: an expansion of the subjective norms construct.
  Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education 2009 Washington PK, Burke NJ, Joseph G, Guerra C, Pasick RJ
• Behavioral Theory and Culture Special Issue: Authors’ Response to Commentaries.
  Health Education & Behavior 2009 Rena J. Pasick, Nancy J. Burke, Galen Joseph
• Behavioral theory in a diverse society: like a compass on Mars.
  Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education 2009 Pasick RJ, Burke NJ, Barker JC, Joseph G, Bird JA, Otero-Sabogal R, Tuason N, Stewart SL, Rakowski W, Clark MA, Washington PK, Guerra C
• In Memoriam: Sabra F. Woolley, PhD.
  Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education 2009 Pasick RJ, Burke NJ
• Intention, subjective norms, and cancer screening in the context of relational culture.
  Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education 2009 Pasick RJ, Barker JC, Otero-Sabogal R, Burke NJ, Joseph G, Guerra C
• Perceived susceptibility to illness and perceived benefits of preventive care: an exploration of behavioral theory constructs in a transcultural context.
  Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education 2009 Joseph G, Burke NJ, Tuason N, Barker JC, Pasick RJ
• Social and cultural meanings of self-efficacy.
  Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education 2009 Burke NJ, Bird JA, Clark MA, Rakowski W, Guerra C, Barker JC, Pasick RJ
• Theorizing social context: rethinking behavioral theory.
  Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education 2009 Burke NJ, Joseph G, Pasick RJ, Barker JC
• Considering culture in physician-- patient communication during colorectal cancer screening.
  Qualitative health research 2009 Burke N, Somkin CP, Pasick R
• A critical review of theory in breast cancer screening promotion across cultures.
  Annual review of public health 2008 Pasick RJ, Burke NJ
• Knowledge about cervical cancer risk factors, traditional health beliefs, and Pap testing among Vietnamese American women.
  Journal of immigrant and minority health 2007 Do HH, Taylor VM, Burke N, Yasui Y, Schwartz SM, Jackson JC
• Health care access and sociodemographic factors associated with hepatitis B testing in Vietnamese American men.
  Journal of immigrant and minority health 2006 Choe JH, Taylor VM, Yasui Y, Burke N, Nguyen T, Acorda E, Jackson JC
• Sources of health information among Vietnamese American men.
  Journal of immigrant and minority health 2006 Woodall ED, Taylor VM, Yasui Y, Ngo-Metzger Q, Burke N, Thai H, Jackson JC
• "Heat in their intestine": colorectal cancer prevention beliefs among older Chinese Americans.
  Ethnicity & disease 2006 Choe JH, Tu SP, Lim JM, Burke NJ, Acorda E, Taylor VM
• Hepatitis B awareness, testing, and knowledge among Vietnamese American men and women.
  Journal of community health 2005 Taylor VM, Choe JH, Yasui Y, Li L, Burke N, Jackson JC
• Hepatitis B knowledge and testing among Vietnamese-American women.
  Ethnicity & disease 2005 Taylor VM, Yasui Y, Burke N, Choe JH, Acorda E, Jackson JC
• Pap testing among Vietnamese women: health care system and physician factors.
  Journal of community health 2004 Taylor VM, Schwartz SM, Yasui Y, Burke N, Shu J, Lam DH, Jackson JC
• 'Honoring tradition, accepting new ways': development of a hepatitis B control intervention for Vietnamese immigrants.
  Ethnicity & health 2004 Burke NJ, Jackson JC, Thai HC, Stackhouse F, Nguyen T, Chen A, Taylor VM
• Pap testing adherence among Vietnamese American women.
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2004 Taylor VM, Yasui Y, Burke N, Nguyen T, Acorda E, Thai H, Qu P, Jackson JC
• "Good health for new years": development of a cervical cancer control outreach program for Vietnamese immigrants.
  Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2004 Burke NJ, Jackson JC, Thai HC, Lam DH, Chan N, Acorda E, Taylor VM
• Hepatitis B testing among Vietnamese American men.
  Cancer detection and prevention 2004 Taylor VM, Yasui Y, Burke N, Nguyen T, Chen A, Acorda E, Choe JH, Jackson JC