Amanda N Burnside

Amanda N Burnside serves as Assistant Professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine with dual appointments in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child Psychology) and Medical Social Sciences (Implementation Science). She maintains clinical practice at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago where she holds office space in the 08-316 building.

• BA: The University of Michigan (2012)
• MA: Loyola University Chicago (2016)
• PhD: Loyola University Chicago (2020)
• Internship: Pediatric Psychology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (2020)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Psychology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (2022)

Her research focuses on critical gaps in pediatric mental healthcare delivery, particularly suicide risk screening methodologies in emergency settings and systemic inequities affecting transgender and gender-diverse youth. She investigates how insurance coverage disparities impact medical stabilization for eating disorders and examines non-disclosure behaviors in pediatric suicide assessment. Her implementation science work targets real-world clinical translation of evidence-based screening protocols.

Analysis of her 2025 publications reveals concentrated expertise in emergency department mental health interventions, with strong emphasis on vulnerable pediatric populations. Her work consistently addresses health disparities through rigorous examination of insurance-based treatment variations, gender identity factors, and screening implementation barriers across 4 recent high-impact publications.

Burnside maintains affiliation with the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS) but has no disclosed scientific awards or external professional relationships for 2024 per institutional transparency policies. Her clinical work is centered at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital where she contributes to pediatric psychology services.