Protocol-aligned coordination
Helping participants and teams move through study visits with clear next steps.
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Casey Burns
Casey Burns is Clinical Research Coordinator at Mood Institute in Milford and Southport, Connecticut. She coordinates participant-facing research operations, screening workflows, visit tracking, and documentation for treatment-resistant depression studies. She previously served as Practice Administrator (June 2023–June 2025) and is completing an M.S. in Clinical Counseling at Albertus Magnus College.
- Research coordinator
- Study operations
- Patient coordination
Casey Burns coordinates clinical research activities at Mood Institute, focused on treatment-resistant depression and interventional psychiatry studies across the Milford and Southport, Connecticut locations.
As Clinical Research Coordinator since June 2025, she supports participant communication, screening workflows, study-visit tracking, REDCap and source documentation, and protocol-aligned records. She previously served as Practice Administrator from June 2023 to June 2025, which informs how she coordinates across clinical, research, and administrative teams.
She is completing a Master of Science in Clinical Counseling at Albertus Magnus College (expected May 2027) and provides supervised counseling as a Clinical Counseling Intern at Albertus Magnus Counseling Center—not at Mood Institute.
Qualifications
- Clinical Research Coordinator, Mood Institute (June 2025–present)
- Prior Practice Administrator, Mood Institute (June 2023–June 2025)
- M.S. Clinical Counseling in progress, Albertus Magnus College (expected May 2027)
- B.A. Psychology, Albertus Magnus College, 2023, summa cum laude
- GCP, HIPAA, REDCap, and C-SSRS training as maintained in site records
- TMS technician training (March 2024) and PCORI protocol training (December 2024)
Clinical & professional focus
- Participant recruitment, screening, and study-visit coordination
- REDCap, source documentation, and regulatory materials support
- Interventional psychiatry research operations support
- Participant communication and protocol tracking
Education & training
- Master of Science, Clinical Counseling, Albertus Magnus College (in progress; expected May 2027)
- Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Albertus Magnus College, 2023, summa cum laude
- TMS technician training, March 2024; PCORI protocol training, December 2024
How this role supports care
Careful documentation
Supporting accurate records, REDCap entries, and research-operations standards.
Collaborative support
Working with investigators, clinicians, and participants throughout the study journey.
Research operations
- Clinical Research Coordinator
- Rater activities as delegated
Casey Burns coordinates clinical research activities at Mood Institute, including participant recruitment support, screening workflows, enrollment support, study-visit tracking, and research documentation.
She collaborates with investigators, clinical staff, and participants while supporting Good Clinical Practice standards and protocol-aligned operations. Rater activities occur only as delegated.
Research areas & focus
- Participant screening and enrollment support
- Study-visit coordination and follow-up
- REDCap, source documentation, and regulatory materials
- Interventional psychiatry research operations support
Research certifications & qualifications
- Good Clinical Practice training
- HIPAA compliance training
- REDCap clinical research documentation training
- C-SSRS certification (Columbia Lighthouse Project)
- TMS Technician Training, March 2024
- Protocol-specific PCORI study training, December 2024
Affiliations
- Mood Institute — Clinical Research Coordinator
Related public studies
- NCT06713616PCORI Study: IV Ketamine vs Esketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression
- NCT06725277OBSERVE Study: Real-World Outcomes in Depression Care
Study status and eligibility details are maintained on ClinicalTrials.gov. Contact the research team with questions about a listed study.
Published resources
Articles by Casey Burns
Explore every Mood Institute resource attributed to Casey.
Navigating clinic care and research at Mood Institute
How to tell whether your next conversation is about care, research, or both.
Patients & FamiliesQuestions to ask before considering research
Four useful questions to bring to a first research conversation.
Patients & FamiliesReferring into a research-capable clinic
A clear handoff from clinical referral to a research-team conversation.
Referring ProvidersRecords that help research screening get started
A practical records checklist for starting a research screening conversation.
Referring ProvidersScreening visits and follow-up: what to expect
What happens before, during, and after a research screening visit.
Research ParticipantsForms and measures used during research visits
What different research forms do and whom to ask when one is unclear.
Research ParticipantsCRC visit tracking and GCP documentation
Due-diligence questions for CRC visit tracking and GCP documentation.
Research SponsorsInspection-ready communication with sponsors
What sponsors can review when assessing documented site communication.
Research Sponsors