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Ann C. Wolbert Burgess (born October 2, 1936; middle name also spelled Wolpert) is a researcher whose work has focused on developing ways to assess and treat trauma in rape victims. She is a
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at the William F. Connell School of Nursing at
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Career

Burgess is a doctorally-prepared, board-certified psychiatric clinical nurse specialist. She pioneered assessing and treating trauma in rape victims. She co-founded one of the first hospital-based crisis counseling programs at
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with Boston College sociologist, Lynda Lytle Holmstrom. She later consulted
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,
Robert Ressler Robert Kenneth Ressler (February 21, 1937 – May 5, 2013) was an FBI agent and author. He played a significant role in the psychological profiling of violent offenders in the 1970s and is often credited with coining the term "serial killer", t ...
, and other
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agents in the
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to develop modern
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for
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. She has provided expert testimony on sexual assault cases.


Awards

She has received multiple awards and distinctions including being named a Living Legend by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) in October 2016, and receiving the inaugural Ann Burgess Forensic Nursing Award by the International Association of Forensic Nurses in 2009, Sigma Theta Tau International Audrey Hepburn Award, the American Nurses Association Hildegard Peplau Award, and the Sigma Theta Tau International Episteme Laureate Award. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from Boston University, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from University of Maryland, and a Doctor of Nursing Science (DNSc) from Boston University.


Selected bibliography

The following is a partial list of Burgess's publications.


Books

* * * *Burgess, Ann Wolbert; Constantine, Steven Matthew (2021)
A Killer by Design: Murders, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind
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. ISBN 9780306924866.


Influence

The Netflix series '' Mindhunter'' based the character of Dr. Wendy Carr, portrayed by
Anna Torv Anna Torv (born 7 June 1979) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as FBI agent Olivia Dunham on the Fox science-fiction series '' Fringe'' (2008–2013), for which she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award ...
, directly on Ann Wolbert Burgess. Several liberties were taken with the character of Dr. Carr, including making her a lesbian (Burgess is married to a man and has children) and having her move full-time down to Quantico (Burgess consulted from Boston). In addition, Ann Burgess is not a psychologist but rather a psychiatric nurse practitioner.


References


Burgess named AAN Living Legend - Connell School of Nursing - Boston College

Professor Ann Burgess is the Mind Behind the Mindhunter



External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Ann 1936 births Living people American women academics American women nurses Boston University School of Nursing alumni University System of Maryland alumni Boston College faculty 21st-century American women Members of the National Academy of Medicine