Professor Burns received her B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy (cum laude) and her Juris Doctor degree from Duquesne University Law School (cum laude). She is both a licensed pharmacist and attorney in Pennsylvania. In addition to her faculty appointment at Pitt, she is also a Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the LECOM School of Pharmacy where she has taught Pharmacy Law and various other pharmacy courses for over 20 years. In addition to her career in academia, she has practiced community pharmacy for over 25 years and has consulted on various legal cases and pharmacy law related practice matters. She is the coauthor of the current edition of Pharmacy Practice and the Law, and she has made presentations at the local, state, and national level on a variety of pharmacy law topics. Professor Burns has been active in several state and national pharmacy organizations, including the American Society of Pharmacy Law where she served as board member and president.
