Dr. Charles K. Burnett

Dr. Burnett completed doctorates in Clinical Psychology and in Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).  He also completed a Master’s degree in Pediatric Psychology at the University of Colorado at Denver.  His pre-doctoral training was in Health Psychology at Duke University Medical Center, and his post-doctoral training was in Behavioral Medicine and Psychophysiology at UNC. 

He was a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive Diseases at the UNC School of Medicine and also held adjunct appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology.  He was the Director of Psychological Services for the UNC Center for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders and Motility. 

He is a member of the American Psychological Association, NC Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and a former President of the North Carolina Psychological Association and the North Carolina Psychological Foundation.  He founded the North Carolina Psychological Foundation’s Disaster Response Network. His research interests and publications include the evaluation and treatment of individuals with chronic illness, and cognitive/behavioral marital therapy. 

Dr. Burnett is the principle author of the PMI PROFILE © an assessment tool used around the world for premarital counseling since 1974.