Ashley Michelle Butler, Ph.D.
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Ashley Michelle Butler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Positions
- Associate Professor
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Pediatrics-Psychology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Education
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Baylor College Of Medicine
- 09/2011 - Houston, TX United States
- PhD from University Of Florida
- 08/2009 - Gainesville, Florida United States
- Clinical Child/Pediatric Psychology
- Internship at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- 07/2009 - Philadelphia, PA
Certifications
- State of Texas, Licensed Psychologist
Honors & Awards
- Child Intervention, Prevention, and Services Fellowship
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Loan Repayment Program Health Disparities Research Scholar
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- NHLBI Research in Implementation Science for Equity (RISE) Program Scholar
- 08/2015 - 07/2016
Selected Publications
- Butler AM, Kowalkowski M, Jones HA, Raphael JL "The relationship of reported neighborhood conditions with child mental health.." Acad Pediatr. 2012 Nov;12(6):523-31. Pubmed PMID: 23009865
- Butler, AM "Shared decision making, stigma, and child mental health functioning among families referred for primary care-located mental health services." Family, Systems, and Health. 2014;32:116-121. Pubmed PMID: 24447150
- Butler A, Elkins S, Kowalkowski M, & Raphael J "Shared decision making among parents of children with mental health conditions and chronic physical conditions." Matern Child Health J. 2014; Pubmed PMID: 24880252
- Axelrad ME, Butler AM, Dempsey J, & Chapman S. "Treatment effectiveness of a brief behavioral intervention for preschool disruptive behavior." J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2013;39:29-37. Pubmed PMID: 23575970
- Tucker CM, Butler AM, Loyuk IS, Desmond FF, Surrency SL "Predictors of a health-promoting lifestyle and behaviors among low-income African American mothers and white mothers of chronically ill children.." J Natl Med Assoc. 2009 Feb;101(2):103-10. Pubmed PMID: 19378625
- Raphael JL, Butler AM, Rattler TL, Kowalkowski MA, Mueller BU, Giordano TP "Parental information, motivation, and adherence behaviors among children with sickle cell disease.." Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2013 Jul;60(7):1204-10. Pubmed PMID: 23303618
Memberships
- Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers
- Member, Disparities Task Force
- Committee on Children, Youth, and Families of the American Psychological Association
- Chair (2017) (01/2015 - 12/2017)
Funding
- Pilot Study of Smart and Secure Children Intervention in Pediatric Primary Care
- $50,000.00 (04/01/2014 - 03/31/2015) Grant funding from National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities
- The goal of this study is to assess the feasibility of a community-based participatory research-developed parent training intervention delivered by lay parent peers in primary care to improve socioemotional functioning among African American parents of young children.
- Developing and Pilot Testing Community and Family-Based Strategies to improve Type 1 Diabetes Management in African American and Latino School-Aged Children - #1 DP3 DK113236
- $1,806,696.00 (05/03/2017 - 04/30/2021) Grant funding from National Institute on Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders
- This award is to adapt a family-based intervention that was validated with adolescents for school-aged children, and integrate it with a validated peer-delivered intervention format for African American and Latino families. The goals of the project are to examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes for improving or stabilizing glycemic control in African American and Latino school-aged children.
- Mentoring Behavioral Scientists for Career Development in Pediatric T1D Research (PI: Barbara Anderson, PhD) - #K12 DK097696 (09/01/2015 - 08/31/2017) Grant funding from National Institute on Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders
- Role: Scholar (09/01/2015 - 08/31/2017) This award is a training grant to mentor junior Faculty and Post-Doctoral Fellows to develop careers in behavioral research in type 1 diabetes
- Development and Dissemination of a Guide for Policymakers to Address Child Mental Health Disparities
- $10,000.00 (08/01/2015 - 07/31/2017) Grant funding from National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities
- The goal of this project is to identify policymakers’’ perspectives on how to frame and format a policy brief that aims to support implementation of evidence-based programs, practices, and policies that target and modify risk factors during childhood to reduce mental health disparities to inform brief development and dissemination
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