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Dr. Butterfield and Dr. Hill direct the ERRNIE RCT study.
Dr. Butterfield is a public health nurse whose research addresses
environmental health disparities and occupational health illnesses
and injuries. For the ERRNIE RCT study, Dr. Butterfield is
interested in examining the effects of public health nursing
actions on family and child indicators of environmental health.
Patricia
Butterfield received her bachelor’s degree from Loretto
Heights College and her master’s degree in community
health nursing from the University of Colorado. Her doctoral
and postdoctoral work was completed in conjunction with the
School of Nursing and the Center for Research on Occupational
and Environmental Toxicology at Oregon Health Sciences University.
Dr. Butterfield’s work as a public health nurse has
influenced her ideas about social justice and environmental
equity. Her publications generally follow three lines of inquiry:
1) nursing interventions to prevent environmentally-related
disease, 2) occupational health in small companies, and 3)
conceptual approaches for the investigation of public health
problems.
Away from
work, Patricia enjoys the company of her husband Phil, son
Tristan, and dog Kenai. She enjoys hiking, remodeling old
houses, listening to public radio, and subversive craft activities.
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