University of Maryland (Global Campus) The Graduate School, Largo, MD 2017

Walden University-School of Business, Minneapolis, MN 2009 

University of Baltimore-School of Public Affairs 2002 

Dr. Robin D. Butler is an Assistant Tenure-Track Faculty at Morgan State University-School of Community Health & Policy. She teaches both Online Master of Public Health and Health Education undergraduate courses.

Dr. Butler has obtained a Doctor of Management degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus, a Master of Business Administration from the Walden University, and a Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Management from the University of Baltimore-School of Public Affairs. Additionally, she is a mixed methodology researcher in the areas of workforce development and leadership, public and allied health, and adult education for displaced workers. Dr. Robin Butler demonstrates a significant background in working with both stressed communities and vulnerable populations for over 20 years. This interest has led to multiple years in developing and teaching public health and research courses for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as illustrating personal advocacy for equitable treatment of vulnerable and undeserved communities.  

Dr. Butler has led many initiatives that pertain to health disparities for both marginalized rural and urban communities. Such programs have involved health disparities that pertain to breast cancer screenings for minority women with limited access to care, parks and recreation among historically redlined communities, HIV/AIDS education and care management via Ryan White policy programs, and obesity in children within rural and urban communities. 

Publications

Walker, R.J., Eisenhauer, E., Thompson, E.L., Butler, R., Metheny, N., & Barroso, C.S., (2024). COVID-19 information, trust, and risk perception across diverse communities in the United States: Initial findings from a multistate CEAL alliance. American Journal of Public Health, 114, S112_S123, https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307504

Loska, D., Bearden, F., Butler, R., Kimmel, S. (2022). Workplace Environment Influences on Worker Engagement as Mediated by the Autonomic Nervous System: A Quasi-Experimental Study. International Journal of Economics and Business (IJEB). ISSN: 1948-5166

Smock, C., Shinder, L., & Butler, R. (2021). Park referrals and prescriptions as a leadership opportunity to address socio-ecological factors during COVID-19: A correlational study. International Journal of Economics and Business (IJEB). ISSN: 1948-5166

Cave, A. & Butler, R. (2021). Technology aided learning: An investigation of enterprise risk management practices and its effects on technical-vocational education in the post-COVID-19 educational space. American Journal of Information Technology (AJIT). ISSN: 1943-7498. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Butler, R. (2019). Thematic Analysis: Millennial generation retention in United States Public Sector Organizations. International Academy of Business Review 4(1). ISSN: 2332-8398

Butler, R. (2019). Transforming STEM: Innovative health information. Journal of Innovative Strategies (JIES). ISSN: 1555-5429

Anderton, A. & Butler, R. (2019). Knowledge management through technology transfer: The necessity of higher education and manufacturing firms for human capital sustainability. Journal of Innovative Strategies (JIES). ISSN: 1555-5429

Butler, R. (2018). Thematic Analysis: Millennial generation retention in United States public sector organizations. 2018 Engaged Management Scholarship Conference: Fox School of Business at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved from SSRN: (Refereed Proceedings) https://ssrn.com/author=3109066

Philipsen, N., Butler, R., Simon, J., Waterman, C., & Artis, J. (2014, October). Medical marijuana: A primer on ethics, evidence, and politics. Journal of Nurse Practitioners, 10(9), 633-640. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2014.05.015

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