Biography
Matt is a Clinical-Epidemiologic Investigator at MHRP where he contributes to the scientific oversight and direction of epidemiologic studies and clinical trials in HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and other infectious diseases. He is an associate investigator for the African Cohort Study (AFRICOS) in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda and the Multinational Observational Cohort of HIV and other Infections (MOCHI) in Kenya, Uganda, and The Philippines. He conducts research on HIV testing, prevention, treatment, and cure, and frequently leverages implementation science methodologies and frameworks.
Matt is a registered pharmacist and doctoral-trained epidemiologist. He completed his PhD in epidemiology under the mentorship of Professor Denis Nash (Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy & Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health, City University of New York) and did his dissertation research in collaboration with the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) research consortium. At the City University of New York, Matt also worked as a project director for implementation science studies on HIV self-testing in Kenya with the North Star Alliance and completed a practicum on cross-border population health research at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte in Tijuana, Mexico. Outside of HIV, Matt has worked with Latin American investigators for several years on research to inform the diagnosis and treatment of neurocysticercosis, a neglected parasitic disease of the central nervous system. Prior to his doctoral studies, he lived in Ecuador and worked at the University of Cuenca on research related to noncommunicable disease risk behaviors among children and adolescents. Matt previously had a long-standing relationship with the New York City Health Department, collaborating on disease surveillance and health equity initiatives.
Matt is passionate about training and mentorship in epidemiology and public health and previously held teaching positions at The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine and City University of New York. He was born in Tucson, Arizona and is bilingual in English and Spanish.