Nadia Butler
Public Health Institute

Faculty: Faculty of Health
School: Public Health Institute
Email address: N.L.Butler@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 231 4148
Nadia Butler works as a research assistant at the Public Health Institute (Violence and Night Life Team). Prior to joining the Institute, Nadia completed an MSc with Distinction in Investigative and Forensic Psychology at the University of Liverpool. She completed her Masters dissertation on sex offenders with learning difficulties’ motivation to engage in treatment and reduce offending behaviour. Nadia also holds a First Class Honours Higher Diploma in Applied Psychology, an MA Criminology, and a BA (Hons) Arts from University College Cork.
Degrees
2014, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom, MSc Investigative and Forensic Psychology
2013, University College Cork, Ireland, HDip Applied Psychology
2011, University College Cork, Ireland, MA Criminology
2010, University College Cork, Ireland, BA Honours Arts
Report
Quigg Z, Smith C, Hughes K, Wilson C, Butler N, Jones L, Bellis MA. 2023. Everybody’s business: Early intervention and crime reduction. Understanding and enhancing the role of police and multi-agency partners in preventing harms that cross the public health and criminal justice landscape. Everybody’s business: Early intervention and crime reduction. Understanding and enhancing the role of police and multi-agency partners in preventing harms that cross the public health and criminal justice landscape.
Wilson C, Butler N, Farrugia A, Quigg Z. 2023. Merseyside Police Trauma-Informed Training Impacts on Trauma-Informed Knowledge and Attitudes
Germain J, Wilson C, Haines CR, Butler N, Whitfield M, Quigg Z. 2023. Violence Data Flow Position of the South Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit Final Report Publisher Url Public Url
McCoy E, Wilson C, Harrison R, Smith C, Butler N, Farrugia AM, Hellwell F, Quigg Z. 2023. Cheshire Youth Justice Services Health Needs Assessment
Butler N, Wilson C, Bates R, Quigg Z, Ashworth E. 2023. Sefton School Mental Wellbeing and Resilience Survey 2021 Sefton School Mental Wellbeing and Resilience Survey 2021 Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
McCoy E, Oyston J, Harrison R, Butler N, Turner E, Timpson H, Quigg Z. 2021. Evaluation of the Sefton Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Recovery Programmes
Jones L, Bates R, Butler N, Quigg Z. 2021. Economic and social costs of violence on Merseyside Economic and social costs of violence on Merseyside
McCoy E, Butler N, Harrison R, Oyston J, Bates R, Grey H, Quigg Z. 2020. A review and mapping of the provision of services for victims and survivors of sexual violence across Merseyside A review and mapping of the provision of services for victims and survivors of sexual violence across Merseyside
Quigg Z, Timpson H, Millings M, Bates R, McCoy E, Bigland C, Ashton SA, Burton L, Jennifer H, Harrison R, Clarke M, Butler N. 2020. Evaluation of the Merseyside Violence Reduction Partnership 2019-20
McCoy E, Harrison R, Butler N, Oyston J, Karina K, Quigg Z. 2020. Evaluation of the Domestic Abuse Early Help Pilot
McCoy E, Harrison R, Butler N, Oyston J, Kinsella K, Timpson H, Quigg Z. 2019. Evaluation of the Rock Pool ACES Recovery Toolkit Programme Evaluation of the Rock Pool ACES Recovery Toolkit Programme
McCoy E, Harrison R, Kinsella K, Wallis S, Butler N, Timpson H, Quigg Z. 2019. Evaluation of the Waves of Hope Tides of Change Programme Evaluation of the Waves of Hope Tides of Change Programme
Butler N, Harrison R, Bates R, Jones L, Ross-Houle K, Bigland C, Quigg Z. 2019. Supporting young people’s emotional health and wellbeing in Sefton Supporting young people’s emotional health and wellbeing in Sefton
Butler NL, Quigg Z, Burrows S, Butchart A, Mikton C, Hughes K, Bellis MA. 2017. Violence Info methodology Publisher Url Public Url
Quigg Z, Ford KJ, Butler N, Hardcastle KA, Hughes K. 2015. Evaluation of the South Wales Know The Score Intervention Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
McCoy EJ, Butler N, Quigg Z. 2015. Evaluation of the Liverpool MARAC Publisher Url
Quigg Z, Ford K, Butler NL, Hardcastle K, Hughes K. Evaluation of the South Wales Know the Score #DrinkLessEnjoyMore intervention (Phase 2) Publisher Url
Ford K, Butler NL, Hughes K, Quigg Z, Bellis MA. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Hertfordshire, Luton and Northamptonshire Publisher Url
Ford K, Quigg Z, Butler NL, Hughes K. The service of alcohol to drunks: Measuring and supporting compliance with the law in Manchester City Centre's nightlife
Butler NL, Quigg ZA, Wallis S, Grey H, Bigland C. Liverpool's Drink Less Enjoy More intervention - Progress monitoring report Publisher Url
Journal article
Bates R, Butler N, Quigg Z. 2023. Swipe Right: Harms Associated With Using and Meeting People via Dating Apps Partner Abuse, 14 :114-132 DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Wilson C, Butler N, Quigg Z. 2022. Associations between playing free-to-play sports gambling predictor games and online sports betting frequency for men in the United Kingdom Journal of Public Health (Germany), DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Quigg Z, Butler N, Hughes K, Bellis MA. 2022. Effects of multi-component programmes in preventing sales of alcohol to intoxicated patrons in nightlife settings in the United Kingdom. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 15 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Butler N, Quigg Z, Pearson I, Yelgezekova Z, Nihlén Å, Bellis MA, Yon Y, Passmore J, Aguirre IY, Stoeckl H. 2022. The impact of COVID-19 and associated measures on health, police, and non-government organisation service utilisation related to violence against women and children BMC Public Health, 22 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Butler N, Quigg Z, Bates R, Jones L, Ashworth E, Gowland S, Jones M. 2022. The Contributing Role of Family, School, and Peer Supportive Relationships in Protecting the Mental Wellbeing of Children and Adolescents School Mental Health, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Pearson I, Butler N, Yelgezekova Z, Nihlén Å, Yordi Aguirre I, Quigg Z, Stöckl H. 2021. Emerging responses implemented to prevent and respond to violence against women and children in WHO European member states during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review of online media reports. BMJ Open, 11 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Butler N, Quigg Z, Bellis MA. 2020. Cycles of violence in England and Wales: the contribution of childhood abuse to risk of violence revictimisation in adulthood. BMC Medicine, 18 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Butler N, Quigg Z, Bates R, Sayle M, Ewart H. 2019. Gambling with Your Health: Associations Between Gambling Problem Severity and Health Risk Behaviours, Health and Wellbeing Journal of Gambling Studies, DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Quigg Z, Hughes K, Butler N, Ford K, Canning I, Bellis MA. 2018. Drink Less Enjoy More: effects of a multi-component intervention on improving adherence to, and knowledge of, alcohol legislation in a UK nightlife setting. Addiction, 113 :1420-1429 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Burrows S, Butchart A, Butler N, Quigg Z, Bellis MA, Mikton C. 2018. New WHO Violence Prevention Information System, an interactive knowledge platform of scientific findings on violence. Injury Prevention, 24 :155-156 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Bellis MA, Hardcastle K, Ford K, Hughes K, Ashton K, Quigg Z, Butler N. 2017. Does continuous trusted adult support in childhood impart life-course resilience against adverse childhood experiences - a retrospective study on adult health-harming behaviours and mental well-being. BMC Psychiatry, 17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Other
Bellis MA, Hardcastle K, Ford K, Hughes K, Ashton K, Quigg Z, Butler N. 2017. Does continuous trusted adult support in childhood impart life-course resilience against adverse childhood experiences - a retrospective study on adult health-harming behaviours and mental well-being (vol 17, pg 110, 2017) BMC PSYCHIATRY, 17 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Conference publication
Ford K, Quigg Z, Hughes K, Butler N, Bellis MA. 2016. UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ON HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN ENGLAND INJURY PREVENTION, 22 :A104-A104 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Quigg Z, Ford K, Butler N, Hardcastle K, Hughes K. 2016. KNOW THE SCORE: EVALUATION OF AN INTERVENTION TO REDUCE LEVELS OF DRUNKENNESS IN A UK NIGHTLIFE AREA INJURY PREVENTION, 22 :A227-A227 DOI Author Url Publisher Url
Conference presentation:
Evaluation of the Liverpool MARAC, CitySafe Board Meeting, Town Hall, Liverpool, Oral presentation. 2016
Evaluation of the Liverpool Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference, CitySafe Board, Town Hall, Liverpool, Oral presentation. 2016
Evaluation of the Liverpool Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference, Research in Focus: Merseyside Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Learning Event, Liverpool, Oral presentation. 2015
An Exploratory Cluster Analysis of Motivation to Change in Sex Offenders with Intellectual Difficulties, Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference 2015, Manchester, Oral presentation. 2015