Matthew Trujillo
Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives at Catalyst California- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certificate in Core Public Health Concepts
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
Experience
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Catalyst California
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United States
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives
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Nov 2018 - Present
•Engage community based organizations in the development of policies and strategies to improve the lives of Youth of Color in Los Angeles County•Review academic and grey literature to identify best practices for improving the lives of people in need•Partner with leading researchers, subject matter experts, and community leaders to identify potential indicators to monitor and track progress of county wide collective impact initiative•Communicate research findings, data analysis, and policy concepts with community based organizations in support of their learning and advocacy efforts
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Program Officer; Research Associate
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May 2013 - Nov 2018
• Assess public health trends and literature to identify gaps and opportunities for the development of new programs that advance the Foundation’s strategic goals with an emphasis on improving the health of vulnerable populations• Monitor and oversee programs working collaboratively with program directors to ensure the timely and effective completion of pre-determined deliverables• Collaborate with members of the Diversity Committee to establish and implement a set of recommendations, including the establishment and delivery of a learning agenda, to improve Foundation diversity and inclusion • Planned a series of three population health research conferences with attendance doubling annually and the final conference having over 400 attendees
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RAND Corporation
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United States
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Think Tanks
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700 & Above Employee
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Adjunct Researcher
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May 2012 - May 2013
• Evaluated the effectiveness of military policies on improving mental health of minority military members• Analyzed large scale data set to determine effective medium for military mental health outreach• Presented analysis results and policy recommendations in policy briefing to RAND employees and military officials• Collaborated with multidisciplinary research team to draft written research report to inform military mental health and technology policy • Evaluated the effectiveness of military policies on improving mental health of minority military members• Analyzed large scale data set to determine effective medium for military mental health outreach• Presented analysis results and policy recommendations in policy briefing to RAND employees and military officials• Collaborated with multidisciplinary research team to draft written research report to inform military mental health and technology policy
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Princeton University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Researcher
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Sep 2008 - May 2013
• Reviewed social psychological research on prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination, and ethnic identity with focus on social policy applications• Collected data from over 10 studies using experimental, survey, and qualitative methods• Managed team of research assistants working on multiple studies• Analyzed data sets using a range of analysis techniques including hierarchical linear modeling, structural equation modeling, and multivariate regression• Wrote findings of analysis and literature review for publication in psychology and policy journals• Presented research at 5 academic and professional association conferences
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President; Vice-President; Culture Events Chair - Latino Graduate Student Association
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2008 - 2013
• Advocated financial needs of Latino graduate students with administration that brought about the start of an annual professional development fund worth $1,500• Engaged local Latino community leaders and university officials to improve community and university relations• Led seven person executive board by delegating responsibilities to ensure effective and efficient operations culminating in greatest number of events and activities sponsored by organization in five years• Assisted with the organization and implementation of annual Latino research symposium designed to highlight recent research and policy issues relevant to the Latino population with over 150 attendants• Assisted the symposium committee in the establishment of presentation standards and reviewed over 20 student research presentation proposals selecting those that met these standards
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Diversity Fellow
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Sep 2010 - May 2011
• Engaged minority undergraduates as representative of Princeton University to help improve diversity recruitment, which resulted 80% yield of minority Princeton University graduate school applicants• Organized three events designed to promote diversity recruitment and retention policies each attended by 30-40 perspective students• Represented graduate school through interactions on academic panels and academic fairs• Interacted with media, prominent alumni, and community leaders as promoting efforts to improve diversity
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Convener - 3rd Annual Conference on Psychology and Policy Making
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2009 - 2010
• Organized conference emphasizing the intersection of psychology and social policy • Created conference website to enhance mission and awareness of conference• Distributed promotional materials through campus departments and professional listservs• Developed review criteria and oversaw submission review process by leading team of 10 reviewers
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Education
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2008 - 2013
Princeton University
Ph.D., Psychology & Social Policy -
2004 - 2008
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Psychology
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