Michelle Butler
Prof
Michelle Butler is the Executive Dean for Science and Health. She joined DCU in January 2017, having previously held leadership appointments at the University of British Columbia and University College Dublin. She has extensive research, teaching, assessment and curriculum development experience.
Her particular expertise is in midwifery competence, midwifery-led care, woman-centred care, nurse staffing, health systems, health service evaluation, research methodologies and research methods.
Her particular expertise is in midwifery competence, midwifery-led care, woman-centred care, nurse staffing, health systems, health service evaluation, research methodologies and research methods.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | O'Brien, D.; Butler, M.M.; Casey, M. (2021) 'The importance of nurturing trusting relationships to embed shared decision-making during pregnancy and childbirth'. Midwifery, 98 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2020 | Butler, M.M., Fullerton, J., Aman, C (2020) 'Competencies for respectful maternity care: Identifying those most important to midwives worldwide'. Birth, . [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Fullerton, J., Butler, M., Aman, C., Reid, T. (2019) 'Global competencies for midwives: external cephalic version; ultrasonography, and tobacco cessation intervention'. Women and Birth, . [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Butler, M., Schultz, T.J., Halligan, P., Sheridan, A., Kinsman, L., Rotter, T., Beaumier, J., Kelly, R.G., Drennan, J. (2019) 'Hospital nurse‐staffing models and patient‐and staff‐related outcomes'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Butler, M.M.; Fullerton, J.T.; Aman, C. (2018) 'Competence for basic midwifery practice: Updating the ICM essential competencies'. Midwifery, 66 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | Fullerton, J; Butler, MM; Aman, C; Reid, T; Dowler, M (2018) 'Abortion-related care and the role of the midwife: a global perspective'. International Journal of Women's Health, 10 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2018 | O'Brien, D.; Casey, M.; Butler, M.M. (2018) 'Women's experiences of exercising informed choices as expressed through their sense of self and relationships with others in Ireland: A participatory action research study'. Midwifery, 65 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2017 | O'Brien D; Butler MM; Casey M; (2017) 'A participatory action research study exploring women's understandings of the concept of informed choice during pregnancy and childbirth in Ireland'. Midwifery, 46 . [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Cullen S; Power S; Coughlan B; Chaney J; Butler M; Brosnan M; (2017) 'An exploration of the prevalence and patterns of care for women presenting with mid-trimester loss'. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 186 (2). [DOI] | |
| 2017 | Butler, M.M. (2017) 'Exploring the strategies that midwives in British Columbia use to promote normal birth'. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Butler MM; Hutton EK; McNiven PS; (2016) 'Midwifery education in Canada'. Midwifery, 33 . [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Butler MM; Sheehy L; Kington MM; Walsh MC; Brosnan MC; Murphy M; Naughton C; Drennan J; Barry T; (2015) 'Evaluating midwife-led antenatal care: choice, experience, effectiveness, and preparation for pregnancy'. Midwifery, 31 (4). [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Murphy M; Butler M; Coughlan B; Brennan D; O'Herlihy C; Robson M; (2015) 'Elevated amniotic fluid lactate predicts labor disorders and cesarean delivery in nulliparous women at term'. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 213 (5). [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Gallagher HC; Gallagher RM; Butler M; Buggy DJ; Henman MC; (2015) 'Venlafaxine for neuropathic pain in adults'. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (8). [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Butler MM; Brosnan MC; Drennan J; Feeney P; Gavigan O; Kington M; O'Brien D; Sheehy L; Walsh MC; (2014) 'Evaluating midwifery-led antenatal care: using a programme logic model to identify relevant outcomes'. Midwifery, 30 (1). [DOI] | |
| 2014 | McGuinness, D, Coughlan, B, Butler, M (2014) 'An Exploration of the experiences of mothers as they suppress lactation following late miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death'. Evidence Based Midwifery, . | |
| 2015 | Markham, Trish, Butler, Michelle, McNamara, Martin (2015) 'A quality framework for health services developed through an inclusive approach'. Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 5 (5):1-8. [Link] | |
| 2015 | Cornally, Paula, Butler, Michelle M, Murphy, Martina, Rath, Ann, Canty, Gillian (2015) 'Exploring women’s experiences of care in labour'. Evidence Based Midwifery, 12 (3):89-94. | |
| 2012 | Hyde, Abbey,Drennan, Jonathan,Howlett, Etaoine,Carney, Marie,Lin, W L,Lohan, Maria (2012) 'Parents' constructions of the sexual self-presentation and sexual conduct of adolescents: discourses of gendering and protecting'. 14 (8):895-909. [Link] | |
| 2012 | Butler, M,Collins, R,Drennan, J,Halligan, P,OMathuna, D P,Schultz, Timothy J,Sheridan, A,Vilis, Eileen (2012) 'Hospital nurse staffing models and patient and staff-related outcomes (Review)'. :1-73. | |
| 2009 | Butler, Michelle M,Meehan, Therese C,Kemple, Mary,Drennan, Jonathan,Treacy, Margaret,Johnson, Maree (2009) 'Identifying research priorities for midwifery in Ireland'. 25 (5):576-587. [Link] | |
| 2008 | Drennan, Jonathan,Treacy, Margaret,Lin, W L,Byrne, Anne,Fealy, Gerard,Frazer, Kate,Irving, Kate (2008) 'The experience of social and emotional loneliness among older people in Ireland'. 28 (08):1113-1132. [Link] | |
| 2008 | Butler, Michelle M,Fraser, Diane M,Murphy, Roger J L (2008) 'What are the essential competencies required of a midwife at the point of registration?'. 24 (3):260-269. [Link] | |
| 2006 | Irving, Kate,Treacy, Margaret,Scott, Annie,Hyde, Abbey,Lin, W L,MacNeela, Padraig (2006) 'Discursive practices in the documentation of patient assessments'. 53 (2):151-159. | |
| 2006 | Hyde, Abbey,Treacy, Margaret M Pearl,Scott, Anne P,Mac Neela, Pádraig,Lin, W L,Drennan, Jonathan,Kate, Irving,Byrne, Anne (2006) 'Social regulation, medicalisation and the nurse's role: insights from an analysis of nursing documentation'. 43 (6):735-744. | |
| 2006 | Butler, Michelle,Treacy, Margaret,Scott, Anne,Hyde, Abbey,Mac Neela, Pádraig,Irving, Kate,Byrne, Anne,Drennan, Jonathan (2006) 'Towards a nursing minimum data set for Ireland: making Irish nursing visible'. 55 (3):364-375. [Link] | |
| 2005 | Hyde, Abbey,Treacy, Margaret P,Scott, P Anne,Lin, W L,Drennan, Jonathan,Irving, Kate,Byrne, Anne,MacNeela, Padraig,Hanrahan, Marian (2005) 'Modes of rationality in nursing documentation: biology, biography and the 'voice of nursing''. 12 (2):66-77. [Link] | |
| 1996 | Worth-Butler, Michelle M,Fraser, Diana M,Murphy, Roger J L (1996) 'Eliciting the views of experienced midwives about the assessment of competence in midwifery'. 12 (4):182-190. [Link] | |
| 1994 | Worth-Butler, M,Murphy, R J,Fraser, D M (1994) 'Towards an integrated model of competence in midwifery'. 10 (4):225-231. [Link] |
Book Chapter
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Research Interests
Michelle has been involved in research since 1993, in the areas of midwifery, health services management, and nursing, in Canada, the UK and Ireland, funded by the International Confederation of Midwives, the Health Research Board, the Health Services Executive, the Committee for Public Management Research, the National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery, the Women's Health Council, the Crisis Pregnancy Agency, and the National Council on Aging and Older people. Her particular research expertise is in evaluation research, mixed methods, qualitative methods, case study, Delphi and consensus methods, and systematic reviews. She has a particular interest in building research capacity with clinical and health services partners. She over 70 publications, 40 in peer-reviewed journals.