Our Faculty

Background

Brittany D. Burns joined Binghamton University’s Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences in August 2024 as a clinical instructor in the Forensic Health program.

She is a seasoned law enforcement professional with 15+ years of experience working in the law enforcement community and assisting agencies on the local, state and federal levels. She has expertise in the fields of probation and parole, corrections, emergency communications, loss prevention, police records and training. 

She is currently a doctoral candidate (in the dissertation phase) at Capella University.

Education

• MS, criminology, Regis University
  
• BA, criminal justice, University of North Carolina Wilmington
  

Research Interests

• Prisoner re-entry
• Addressing mental health and substance needs of the formerly incarcerated
• Qualitative research

Teaching Interests

• Forensic pediatrics
• Health of offenders
• Health of victims
• Human trafficking