butlerm@uwosh.edu

Education

• - PhD: Nursing - 2014 - UW Milwaukee
• - MSN - 2005 - UW Milwaukee
• - BSN - 2000 - UW Oshkosh

Certifications

• - Family Nurse Practitioner
• - Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber
• - DEA Certificate
• - Registered Nurse
• - Basic Life Support

Expertise

• - Pediatric Cardiology
• - Fetal Cardiology
• - Advanced Practice Nursing

Publications

• - Butler, M. (2010). Letter to the Editor by Butler in response to Obesity and Cholesterol in Japanese, French, and U.S. Children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing.  The letter to the editor provoked discussion from the authors of the article:  Response to the Letter to the Editor on Obesity and Cholesterol in Japanese, French, and U.S. Children. 
• - Butler, MR, "The Influence of Maternal Contexts on Infant Outcomes, Secondary Analysis of WPCR Data 2000-2010" (2014). Theses and Dissertations. Paper 670.http://dc.uwm.edu/etd/670
• - Butler, MR, Johnson, TS., Carvan, MJ. (2016). Understanding Genetics and Pediatric Cardiac Health.  Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 31, 3–10.
• - McAndrew, N.S., Mark, L., & Butler, M. (2020) Timely Family Feedback to Guide Family Engagement in the Intensive Care Unit. Critical Care Nurse 40(6):42-51. doi: 10.4037/ccn2020644
• - Butler, M. R., Zaletel, C., & Lancaster, R. (2021). Case challenge: Nulliparous cardiac challenges: A diagnostic case. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2021.11.016
• - Butler, MR., (2022) An Exploratory Analysis of Maternal Health Variables Increasing the Severity of Congenital Heart Disease in Infants. Journal of Perinatal Neonatal Nursing, October/December 2022 - Volume 36 - Issue 4 - p 344-352 doi: 10.1097/JPN.0000000000000640
• - Strasburger, J. F., Eckstein, G., Butler, M., Noffke, P., & Wacker-Gussmann, A. (2022). Fetal Arrhythmia Diagnosis and Pharmacologic Management. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 62 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), S53–S66. https://doi-org.www.remote.uwosh.edu/10.1002/jcph.2129
• - Butler, MR.; McArthur, EC. (2023). The Role of Nurses in Fetal Cardiology Programs: An Integrative Review. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing 48(3): 151-160. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000910

Presentations (Local)

• - Butler, MR., Sawin, KJ., Miranda, H. Testing a Self-Management Instrument in Youth with a Cardiac Condition: A Pilot Study.  Accepted as a poster for the 2010 Pediatric Nursing Conference- Creating an environment of caring in 2010: What would Florence do?  Milwaukee, WI, November 4, 2010.
• - Butler, MR., Sawin, KJ., Miranda, H. Testing a Self-Management Instrument in Youth with a Cardiac Condition: A Pilot Study. Accepted as a poster for the 13th Annual Building Bridges to Research-Based Nursing Practice Conference on May 13, 2011, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
• - Butler, MR. Sawin, KJ., Johnson, TS., Carvan, MJ. The Influence of Maternal Contexts on Infant Outcomes, Secondary Analysis of WPCR Data 2000-2010. Accepted as a poster presentation at the Building Bridges to Research-Based Nursing Practice Conference on May 8, 2015, Milwaukee, WI.
• - Butler, MR. Sawin, KJ., Johnson, TS., Carvan, MJ. The Influence of Maternal Contexts on Infant Outcomes, Secondary Analysis of WPCR Data 2000-2010. Accepted as a poster presentation at the 2015 Pediatric Nursing Conference on November 4, 2015, Milwaukee, WI.
• - Brennan, L., Schadewald, D., & Butler, MR. COVID to Practice: Development of Telehealth Curriculum. Accepted as a podium presentation at the UW System’s annual OPID 2021 Spring Conference on Teaching and Learning Conference on April 23, 2021.
• - Butler, MR, Klingbeil, C., & Schroeder, C. Discovery of Active Learning in the College of Nursing 2018-2020. Accepted as a poster presentation at the 2021 Building Bridges Conference on May 14, 2021.
• - Butler, MR, Klingbeil, C., & Schroeder, C. Scaling College-level Change: Using Data to Design Active Learning Initiatives. Accepted as a podium presentation at the annual UW Milwaukee CETL on January 13, 2022
• - Nowotny, D. & Butler, M. Trialing a Functional Pain Scale and Patient Pain Pamphlet: A Quality Improvement Project. Accepted as a poster presentation at the WNA 2022 APRN Pharmacology & Clinical Update on April 22, 2022.
• - Filbrandt- Sheldon, & Butler, M. Implementing Video Technology as a Form of Learning for the Surgical Patient. Accepted as a poster presentation at the WNA 2022 APRN Pharmacology & Clinical Update on April 21, 2023.
• - Filbrandt- Sheldon, & Butler, M. Implementing Video Technology as a Form of Learning for the Surgical Patient. Accepted as a podium presentation at the Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity Event at UW Oshkosh, on April 27, 2023.
• - Frank, B., & Butler, M. Assessment of Employee Assistance Program Utilization and Mental Health Education: A Quality Improvement Project. Accepted as a poster presentation at the WLN 2023 APRN Pharmacology & Clinical Update on April 21, 2023.
• - Frank, B., & Butler, M. Assessment of Employee Assistance Program Utilization and Mental Health Education: A Quality Improvement Project. Accepted as a poster presentation at the Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity Event at UW Oshkosh, on April 27, 2023
• - Fenske, T., Butler, MR., Stay, B., Nielsen, T., Yang, T. Using Simulation to Enhance Emergency Department Competency in Cardiac Care. Accepted as a poster presentation at the Building Bridges Southeastern Wisconsin Nursing Research Conference 2024 held in Milwaukee, WI on April 19, 2024.
• - Fenske, T., Butler, MR., Stay, B., Nielsen, T., Yang, T. Using Simulation to Enhance Emergency Department Competency in Cardiac Care. Accepted as a podium presentation at the Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity Event at UW Oshkosh, on April 24, 2024
• - Fenske, T., Butler, MR., Stay, B., Nielsen, T., Yang, T. Using Simulation to Enhance Emergency Department Competency in Cardiac Care. Accepted as a poster presentation at the WLN 2023 APRN Pharmacology & Clinical Update on April 18-20, 2024

Presentations (Regional)

• - Butler, MR., Sawin, KJ., Miranda, H. Testing a Self-Management Instrument in Youth with a Cardiac Condition: A Pilot Study. Accepted as a poster for the 2011 MNRS Annual Research Conference held in Columbus, OH, March 24-27, 2011.
• - Butler, MR. Sawin, KJ., Johnson, TS., Carvan, MJ. The Influence of Maternal Contexts on Infant Outcomes, Secondary Analysis of WPCR Data 2000-2010. Accepted as a podium presentation at the Midwest Nursing Research Conference on March 19, 2016, Milwaukee, WI.
• - Butler, MR, Klingbeil, C., & Schroeder, C. Discovery of Active Learning in the College of Nursing 2018-2020. Accepted as a poster presentation at the 2023 MNRS Annual Research Conference held in De Moines, IO, March 1 Building Bridges Conference on March 29, 2022.

   

• - Fenske, T., Butler, MR., Stay, B., Nielsen, T., Yang, T. Using Simulation to Enhance Emergency Department Competency in Cardiac Care. Accepted as a poster presentation at the Emergency Nursing 2024 Conference held in Las Vegas, NV on September 4-7, 2024.

Presentations (National/International)

• - Butler, MR. Sawin, KJ., Johnson, TS., Carvan, MJ. The Influence of Maternal Contexts on Infant Outcomes, Secondary Analysis of WPCR Data 2000-2010. Accepted as a poster and podium presentation for the Cardiology 2015, 18th Annual Update on Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Disease Conference on February 11-15, 2015, Scottsdale, AZ.
• - Butler, MR., McArthur, E. Importance of Nursing in the Care of Families with Fetal Cardiac Diagnoses. Accepted as a poster presentation at the 16th International Family Nursing Association (IFNA) Conference on June 21, 2023, Dublin, Ireland.

Awards and Honors

• - 2016 - Children’s Specialty Group Professional Development-Administrative Fellowship
• - 2015 - Nomination for Nurse Scientist Award at the Cardiology 2015 conference
• - 2014 - Nominated for APN of the year.
• - 2004-05 - Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Alice C. Helland Scholarship
• - 1999-00 - Rose and Daniel’s scholarship
• - 1999 - Professional Nursing scholarship

Grants

• - Faculty Development Grant, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Summer 2022.  “Fetal Cardiac Nurses: Integrative Review”. Award- 15% CAS, $11,500
• - PAR-22-060: Research Enhancement Award Program grant without a clinical trial. National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. "Developing an App for High-Risk Fetal Cardiac Pregnancy."  Submitted October 25, 2023. Award: $300,000
• - Ignite Grant: Applied Research grant: WiSys. “Creating a Mobile App for Persons with Fetal Anomalies”. Submitted January 19, 2024. Award: $50,000
• - Spark Grant: Applied Research grant: WiSys. “Revolutionizing Pregnancy Apps for High-Risk Fetal Care”. Submitted April 6, 2024. Award: $10,000