Jonathan Butler, PhD
Associate Director BHI
Family Community Medicine
School of Medicine

Dr. Butler is an Assistant Professional Researcher in the Department of Family and Community Medicine & the CeNter for the StUdy of AdveRsiTy and CardiovascUlaR DiseasE (NURTURE Center). He is a social epidemiologist and minister with interests in the role of religion, childhood experiences and psychological stress on health outcomes.

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Dr. Butler is actively involved in projects in two primary domains: 1) psychosocial stress and type II diabetes risk and obesity and 2) Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) focused on obesity across the life-course.

Dr. Butler was appointed to the SDDTAC by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to represent a medical institution seat. Within the SDDTAC, Dr. Butler also serves as chair of the Data and Evidence Subcommittee. In this role, he organizes multi-disciplinary groups of Bay Area Scientists to advise the San Francisco Mayor about health care priorities. His service on this committee has long-term public policy impact for the Bay Area.

Awards

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• Chancellor Award for Public Service, UCSF, 2019
• Merit Award (Co-Investigator), American Heart Association, 2018
• Clinical Cardiology Minority Travel Grant, American Heart Association, 2016

Education & Training

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• PhD Medical Sociology Howard University 2015
• Postdoctoral Fellow Department of Medicine, Cardiology University of California, San Francisco 2015
• MDiv Religion and Health Howard University 2011

Interests

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• Community Engagement
• Psychosocial Stress
• Type II Diabetes Mellitus
• Religion
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Sleep
• Community Based Participatory Research
• Social Determinants of Health
• Physical Activity

Websites

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• @@jzbutlerphd on Twitter (twitter.com)
• NURTURE Center's Website (nurture-center-ucsf-cardiology.org)
• Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax Advisory Committee (sfdph.org)

Publications (2)

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• COVID-19 Vaccination Perceptions Among Young Adults of Color in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  Health equity 2022 Rios-Fetchko F, Carson M, Gonzalez Ramirez M, Butler JZ, Vargas R, Cabrera A, Gallegos-Castillo A, LeSarre M, Liao M, Woo K, Ellis R, Liu K, Doyle B, Leung L, Grumbach K, Fernandez A
• COVID-19 vaccination readiness among multiple racial and ethnic groups in the San Francisco Bay Area: A qualitative analysis.
  PloS one 2022 Butler JZ, Carson M, Rios-Fetchko F, Vargas R, Cabrera A, Gallegos-Castillo A, LeSarre M, Liao M, Woo K, Ellis R, Liu K, Burra A, Ramirez M, Doyle B, Leung L, Fernandez A, Grumbach K