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Matt Mutchler, PhD

Assistant Professor
Sociology Department
California State University, Dominguez Hills
1000 East Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747
mmutchler@csudh.edu
310.243.3274

Community-Based Researcher
AIDS Project Los Angeles
Phone: (213) 201-1522
mmutchler@apla.org

Adjunct Faculty
University of California, Santa Barbara

Education:

1999 Doctorate of Philosophy in Sociology
University of California, Santa Barbara

1994 Master of Arts in Sociology
University of California, Santa Barbara

1991 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
University of California, Santa Barbara

Select List of Teaching Experience and Interests:

Introduction to Community Studies
Issues in Community Studies
Social Psychology
Socal Agencies and Service Learning
Sociology of the Helping Professions
Sociology of Health, Illness, and Healing (Medical Sociology)
Sociology of AIDS
Social Movements
Sexual Communities, Sexual Politics
Theories of Gender Inequalities
Statistics (Introduction and Advanced)
Research Methods (qualitative and quantitative)
Community-Based, Participatory Research Methods
Field Methods (Ethnography)
Program Evaluation

My teaching philosophy is student-centered, participatory, and oriented toward community service and service learning. Teaching is best when it is co-intentional---see Paolo Friere

Research Interests:

Community Studies
Community-Based, Participatory Research and Evaluation
Applied Sociology
Health and Culture
HIV Prevention and Care: Practices and Policies
Young Gay Men and Health Promotion
Sexualities & Gender (Masculinities)
Sexual Communities and Politics
Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities
Social Psychology & Stigma

Sociology, Community Studies Research Laboratory

The Community Studies research lab consists of a team of faculty and student researchers exploring important community issues using community-based, participatory research methods. The following principles guide the scholarly work in the lab: community participation, applied research, field methods, strong collaborative processes with community partners, and a focus on health and social justice issues. The laboratory currently includes studies seeking to explore how young gay men discuss sexual health topics, substance use and HIV prevention, and collaborative evaluation activities with community-based agencies such as AIDS Project Los Angeles. The community studies lab integrates the strengths of the sociology program in various approaches to teaching and research on community issues.

Dissertation and Thesis:

1999 Young Gay Men’s Sexual Stories:Encountering and Producing Sexual Politics, Masculinities, and Sexual Cultures in the Era of AIDS. Diss. University of California, Santa Barbara.

1994 The Making and Meaning of a Safer Sex Community in the AIDS Generation. Thesis. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara.

Refereed Journal Articles and Chapters:

Mutchler, M.G.; Colemon, L; Hebert, P.; Hendricks, P.; Cadabes, C; Campbell, S. & Ayala, G. Manuscript in Preparation. A Model for Community-Based Participatory Evaluation: Benefits, Challenges, and Outcomes of Evaluating HIV Prevention in Commercial Sex Venues.

Mutchler, M.G.; Bogart, L.; Colemon, L.; Elliot, M. & Schuster, M. Manuscript in Preparation. "Sexual Behaviors, Identities, and Communication/Disclosure Patterns among HIV+ MSMW: Racial/Ethnic and Gendered Differences.”

Mutchler, M.G.; Ayala, G.; & Neith, K. 2005. “Safer Sex Stories Told by Young Gay Men: Building on Resiliency Through Gay-Boy Talk.” Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education, Vol. 2(3): 37-50.

Herman, L. & Mutchler, M.G. 2004. "HIV and Violence: An Agency-based Investigation of Behavioral Patterns Associated with Clients Experiencing Current or Past Violence." Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, Vol. 3(3): 97-104 .

Mutchler, M.G. 2004. "Money Boys in Thailand: Sex, Work, and Stigma During the XV International AIDS Conference." Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth,Vol. 6(1):121-128..

Mutchler, M.G.; Ayala, G.; Hebert, P.; & Fernandez, R. 2004. “Gay-boy Talk: Discourse for Stopping HIV Infections Among Young Gay Men.” SIECUS Report.Vol. 32, No. 1, Winter.

Mutchler, M.G.; Klosinski, L.E.; Chion, M.; Bingham, T.; Jenkins, R.A. & Secura, G. 2003. “Comparing Sexual Behavioral Patterns Between Two Bathhouses: Implications for HIV Prevention Intervention Policy.” Journal of Homosexuality, Vol. 44, #3/4: 221-242.

Mutchler, M.G. 2002. “Will It Be Silence and Violence or Safety and Prevention for the Next Generation of Gay Youth?” International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies.Volume 7, Number 1: 23-38.

Mutchler, M.G. 2000. “Young Gay Men’s Stories in the States: Scripts, Sex, and Safety in the Time of AIDS.” Sexualities. Vol 3(1): 31-54.

Mutchler, M.G. 2000. “Making Space for Safer Sex.” AIDS Education and Prevention.Vol 12(1): 1-14.

Mutchler, M.G. 2000. “Seeking Sexual Lives: Gay Youth and Masculinity Tensions.” Gay Men and Masculinities edited by Peter R. Nardi. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks.

Mutchler, M.G. 1996. “A Safer Sex Liberation: Mapping an Emerging Culture.”, Thresholds:Viewing Culture.Volume 9: 19-28. University of California, Santa Barbara Graduate Student Association Press.

Additional Scholarly and Commissioned Publications:

Mutchler, M.G. 2003. “Gay-boy Talk: Discourse for Stopping HIV Infections Among Young Gay Men.” The Scarlet Letters. Vol. 2(Summer). Published by AIDS Project Los Angeles.

Ayala, G., Thompson, C.E., Klosinski, L., Hebert, P., & Mutchler, M.G. 2003. "Changing How We Think: HIV Prevention in the U.S.: An HIV Prevention Policy Publication." Published by AIDS Project Los Angeles.

Mutchler, M.G. 2002. “2001 Client Survey Findings” reports posted to AIDS Project Los Angeles website (www.apla.org under research and evaluation link). Findings based on quantitative study (N=1,365).

Mutchler, M.G. 2000. “1999 Client Survey Findings.” posted to AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) website (www.apla.org). Findings based on quantitative study (N=1,610).

Thompson, C.E. & Mutchler, M.G. 2000. “HIV/AIDS Managed Care and The External Environmental Assessment: Is It Worth It?” HIV: Quality Care Network and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

Mutchler, M.G. 1999. Advocacy in the 21st Century: An HIV/AIDS Policy Agenda.

Mutchler, M.G. 1999. “Needle Exchange Bill Needs Support.” Positive Living.

Mutchler, M.G. 1998. “Phoenix Rising Training Model: A Community Empowerment Approach to HIV Prevention Education.” Pacific Pride Foundation, commissioned by UCSF-CAPS.

Research Experience:

2006-07 Principal Investigator, ‘Sex Drugs and HIV: Perceptions of Young Gay Men of Color’, funded by CSU-Dominguez Hills RSCAAP, AIDS Project Los Angeles, and Gay Men’s Health Crisis.

2005-07 Principal Investigator, 'Sexual Health Communication: Young Gay Men and Their Friends' funded by the Universitywide AIDS Research Program.

2005-09 Community Principal Investigator, ‘Network for AIDS Researchers in Los Angeles’ funded by the Universitywide AIDS Research Program

2004-2006 Principal Investigator, ‘2005 APLA Client Survey’ funded by AIDS Project Los Angeles.

2003-2005 Principal Investigator, 'Community-Based Participatory Research: A Model for Evaluating Sexual Health Promotion in Commercial Sex Venues', funded by AIDS Project Los Angeles.

2002-2004 Principal Investigator, ‘In the Mix: Sexual Risk and Disclosure Behaviors among HIV+ Men Who Have Sex with Men and Women’ funded by the Universitywide AIDS Research Program IDEA award mechanism

2001-2002 Principal Research Investigator, ‘2001 APLA Client Survey’ (N=1,365)

2000-2001 Trainee, HIV/AIDS Investigator Development Program. University of California, Los Angeles; Center for HIV Identification, Prevention, and Treatment Services.

2001 Completed 5-day Training, “Research Design in Qualitative Social Inquiry” by Dr. Gary Dowsett at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health, and Society.

1999-2001 Evaluation Consultant:---APLA, South Bay Free Clinic, Clinica Oscar A. Romero, City of West Hollywood, National Native American Prevention Center, and the L.A. Gay&Lesbian Center, At the Beach, & Bike-Out.

2000-2001 Principal Research Investigator, ‘Sexual Risk and Disclosure Issues Among HIV Positive Individuals’ Focus Groups and Formative Research Project with the Positive Images Consortia and APLA.

1999-2000 Principal Research Investigator of the 1999 APLA Client Survey (N=1,610).

1999-2000 Research Consultant, “Youth Needs Assessment Survey.” Los Angeles County HIV Prevention Planning Committee, The Youth Leadership Subcommittee.

1994-1998 Founding Member, AIDS Research Team. University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) faculty and graduate students.

1997 Survey Research Team Member, “UCSB-Client Health-Care Satisfaction.” UCSB Academic Senate.

1996-1997 Co-Coordinator, “HIV Prevention Survey Project.” Phoenix Rising, Pacific Pride Foundation.

1994 Research Consultant. “Santa Barbara County AIDS Task Force” Special Needs HIV Prevention Assessment Survey Project. Santa Barbara County Health Department.

1989-94 Research Assistant. “Young Men’s Survey Project” University of California, San Francisco: Center for AIDS Prevention Studies.

Recent Scholarly Grants (Research, Evaluation, and Teaching):

2006 $5,000: CSU-Dominguez Hills Sally Casanova RSCAAP (Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award Program) (Principal Investigator)

2005-09 $92,000 per year: Network for AIDS Researchers in Los Angeles (Community Principal Investigator for AIDS Project Los Angeles)

2005-07 $100,000: Universitywide AIDS Research Award (UARP) for IDEA application (Principal Investigator)

2004-05 $20,000: AIDS Project Los Angeles Client Survey (Principal Investigator)

2000-05 $100,000 per year: Community-Based Evaluation Training-Office of AIDS, Programs and Policies (Co-Principal

Evaluator)

2002-04 $100,000: Universitywide AIDS Research Award (UARP) for IDEA application (Principal Investigator)

2001-2004 $300,000 per yar: Prevention with Positives Demonstration Project--Centers for Disease Control (Principal Evaluator)

Additional Awards - (A Select List):

2004-05 2004/2005 Outstanding Staff/Faculty Volunteer of the Year Award, by the University of California, Santa Barbara Community Affairs Board in Recognition of Outstanding Service to the University and Surrounding Communities

2001 Outstanding Volunteer, Founding Community Advisor Member for Sustainability Task Force---City Project, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

1997 Martin Levine Memorial Award, ASA Sex and Gender Section

1997 Dissertation Fellowship, Universitywide AIDS Research Program (UARP)

1997 Humanities/Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Research Grant, UCSB

1997-98 Outstanding Teaching Associate Award, UCSB Graduate Association

1996-97 Outstanding Faculty Member Award, UCSB Residence Halls Assoc.

1996-97 Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSB Graduate Student Association

1994 Humanitarian Award, Greater Santa Barbara Community Association

1991 University Service Award with Special Merit, UCSB Chancellor

Current Academic and Community Service:

2006-present Chair, Research and Development Committee, CSUDH Sociology Program

2006-present Member, Steering Committee, CSU-Queer Studies Conference Committee

2005-present Member, CSUDH Sociology Graduate Curriculum Committee

2005-present Member, CSUDH Sociology Curriculum Committee

2005-present Co-Chair, CSUDH Sociology Department Budget Committee

2005-present Mentor, CSUDH McNair Scholars Program

2004-present Chair, Sociologists' AIDS Network

2005-present Member, Quality Management Committee, AIDS Project Los Angeles

2004-present Member, Steering Committee: UCLA HIV New Investigator’s Annual Conference

2002-present Reviewer, Scholarly Articles: American Journal of Public Health, Sexualities, Sexual Health, and Sociological Perspectives

2001-present Reviewer, Grant Proposals: UCLA Center for HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Services; City AIDS Coordinator’s Office, Los Angeles;

Consulting and Speaking Expertise:

Health Program Evaluation
Community-Based, Participatory Research Design
HIV Prevention Program Development and Evaluation
HIV Prevention and Health Education
Sociology of AIDS
Young Gay Men, HIV Prevention, and Sexual Development
Bisexuality and HIV
HIV Prevention with People Living with HIV/AIDS
Evidence-Based HIV Prevention
Applied Sociology
Conducting Focus Groups for Health Programs
Utilizing Data to Improve Health Education Programs
Culture, Sexuality, Gender, and Health
Service Learning
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Grant Writing

Professional Affiliations:

American Sociological Association
Community Studies, Medical Sociology, Sexualities, Applied Sociology
The Sociologists’ Lesbian and Gay Caucus,
The Sociologists’ AIDS Network
American Public Health Association
HIV/AIDS Special Primary Interest Group
Pacific Sociology Association
American Evaluation Association

Hobbies:

Hiking
Cooking
Music
Traveling
Movies
Reading
Farmer’s markets
Making the world a better place to live for our children

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