Key details
Wayne Burnette
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