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Professor of Health Science & Director of the Student-Engaged Health Research Institute
Office Location: SBS E308
Phone聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 : (310) 243-3274
Email聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽: mmutchler@csudh.edu
Dr. Matt G. Mutchler is a Professor of Health Sciences at 好色先生, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). He has conducted community-based research with AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) Health and other AIDS service agencies throughout Los Angeles County for 25 years. Dr. Mutchler earned a Ph.D. in Sociology, with a focus on HIV/AIDS and health disparity research, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Mutchler has taught a variety of courses at CSUDH including Research Workshop and Methods, Health Behavior Theory, Social Agencies, Field Studies, Ethnography, Statistics, and Medical Sociology. He has over 30 years of research experience, publishing in academic journals based on his work investigating the social and cultural contexts of HIV prevention and treatment issues amongst a broad, diverse range of populations. Dr. Mutchler is currently the Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI on three active, NIH funded studies including projects that examine sexual health communication about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention between young Black gay men and their close friends in Los Angeles, addressing stigma and discrimination with Black gay and bisexual men, and analyzing treatment education and adherence behaviors among African Americans/Blacks living with HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles County. He is currently serving in the role as a mentor for the Center for Health Equity Research (CHER) at CSU-Long Beach. Dr. Mutchler鈥檚 future research and teaching plans center on continuing to work with students and faculty colleagues exploring community-based research opportunities that address health disparities within the Student-Engaged Health Research Institute. Dr. Matt G. Mutchler can be reached via electronic mail at mmutchler@csudh.edu.听