Akron Children’s Hospital welcomes pediatric psychologist Dr. Allison Burke

04-27-2021 (Akron, Ohio)

Allison Burke, Ph.D., has joined Akron Children’s Hospital as a child and adolescent psychologist in the NeuroDevelopmental Science Center. 

Prior to joining Akron Children’s, Dr. Burke was a psychologist at Mercy Kids Autism Center and Knights of Columbus Developmental Center, both in St. Louis, Missouri. 

Dr. Burke earned her doctorate and master’s degrees in clinical child psychology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. She also was a predoctoral intern in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia’s Child Guidance Clinic in Washington, D.C. 

A Canton native, Dr. Burke resides there with her husband and two children.