WINONA, Minn. — John E. Burdick, a sociology professor at Winona State University for 25 years, died at home. He was 82. His main focus was crisis intervention and critical incident stress management. In 2001 he served as a Red Cross mental health specialist in New York City after the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. Before Winona State he taught at the University of Nebraska, UW-Madison and Whitewater State University. He served on the Winona Human Rights Commission. He was a state leader for the Red Cross Mental Health Responders and disaster chair for the Winona County Red Cross. He held certificates from the U.S. Fire Academy and the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation
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