Wayne Burnette

Wayne Burnette BA, MSW, MA

Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Wayne is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the School of Human Sciences. He has been in the post since 2022. Wayne has been a social worker for 20 years working with adults in the US and the UK with most recent experience in London as a Senior Practitioner in Adult Social Services.

Posts held previously

  • 2015 - 2023 Associate Lecturer in Criminology at Birkbeck College
  • 2021 - 2022 Lecturer in Social Work at the University of West London
  • 2012 - 2021 Senior Practitioner in Adult Social Services at London Borough of Islington
  • 2008 - 2012 Social Worker in Adult Social Services at London Borough of Islington
  • 2007 – 2008 Social Worker in Disabled Children’s Team at London Borough of Islington
  • 2003 – 2007 Social Worker at Bailey Boushay House, Seattle, WA, USA

Responsibilities within the university

Programme lead for BA Social work

Research / Scholarly interests

  • The relationship between social work and carceral state practices
  • Social work and social harm