Rate My Professor Lorna Butler

Dr. Butler joined the faculty at Dalhousie University School of Nursing in 1999 as an associate professor with a cross appointment to the Division of Urology in the Faculty of Medicine, where she conducted research in cancer care as co-principal investigator for Cancer Research and Education in Nova Scotia. In 2007, she became dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan, a position she held until joining UNB in 2018. Her research interests focus on the pedagogy of distributive learning methodologies, policy development for advanced technologies in nursing education, and the use of robotics to address determinants of health in Indigenous communities in rural, remote, and northern circumpolar regions. She has led initiatives including a Canadian Northern Nursing Network that expanded internationally and programs using remote presence technology for nursing education. Dr. Butler has received the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing 2021 Academic Excellence Award and was inducted as a Fellow in the Canadian Academy of Nursing. She was also awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal.