Matthew Dellinger, PhD

Associate Professor

Locations

Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology

Contact Information

Education

BS, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
MS, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
PhD, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Biography

The Medical College of Wisconsin has a strong reputation of fostering work that impacts health. It is very fulfilling to contribute to this message. I feel very grateful to be here.
- Matthew Dellinger

Matthew Dellinger, PhD loves the Great Lakes region. It is his home and he feel a strong connection to the natural heritage. He also believes strongly that part of protecting that natural heritage is to support the natural resource stewardship of the Great Lakes Native American tribes. Since 2004 Dr. Dellinger has dedicated himself to environmental and biomedical science collaborations with these tribes. This has led to many hard-earned and productive working relationships with tribal organizations in the region.

Dr. Dellinger is a co-investigator at the Great Lakes Native American Research Center for Health (GLNARCH). He serves on two committees that address tribal health issues in the Bemidji region: the GLNARCH Community Science Advisory Committee and the Bemidji Area Tribal Environmental Public Health Advisory Committee. He also reports regularly to the Wisconsin Tribal Health Directors as part of his ongoing duties at GLNARCH. Health research in Indian Country faces diverse challenges. Dr. Dellinger's versatile skillset of scientific research, quantitative analysis, cinematography/editing, digital imaging, and risk assessment has allowed him to serve the tribal community in many ways. Specifically, he focuses on improving access to toxicological and risk assessment data in the relevant community via culturally-tailored media.

Dr. Matthew Dellinger joined the Institute for Health & Equity as a Research Scientist working with Dr. Earnestine Willis in 2013 and is currently an associate professor in the Division of Epidemiology. Dr. Dellinger has found MCW to be an extremely supportive and welcoming environment.

Research Interests

Great Lakes Native American Research Center for Health (GLNARCH)

Risk-benefit modeling to guide health research in collaboration with Great Lakes fish consuming Native American communities

(Dellinger MJ, Anguzu R, Pingatore N, Ripley M.) Journal of Great Lakes Research. 2020 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089826539 01/01/2020
Culturally Adapted Mobile Technology Improves Environmental Health Literacy in Laurentian, Great Lakes Native Americans (Anishinaabeg).

(Dellinger MJ, Lyons M, Clark R, Olson J, Pingatore N, Ripley M.) J Great Lakes Res. 2019 Oct;45(5):969-975 PMID: 32831463 PMCID: PMC7442291 08/25/2020
Culturally adapted mobile technology improves environmental health literacy in Laurentian, Great Lakes Native Americans (Anishinaabeg)

(Dellinger MJ, Lyons M, Clark R, Olson J, Pingatore N, Ripley M.) Journal of Great Lakes Research. 2019 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85069953156 01/01/2019
Mercury, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Selenium, and Fatty Acids in Tribal Fish Harvests of the Upper Great Lakes.

(Dellinger MJ, Olson JT, Holub BJ, Ripley MP.) Risk Anal. 2018 10;38(10):2029-2040 PMID: 29750842 PMCID: PMC6173632 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85046822737 05/12/2018
Fatty Acids in Ten Species of Fish Commonly Consumed by the Anishinaabe of the Upper Great Lakes.

(Dellinger MJ, Olson J, Holub B, Ripley MP.) J Great Lakes Res. 2018 Jun;44(3):521-526 PMID: 30270966 PMCID: PMC6157921 10/03/2018
DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT TESTING OF A MODEL TO TRANSLATE RISK ASSESSMENT DATA FOR GREAT LAKES NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITIES USING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY.

(Dellinger MJ, Olson J, Clark R, Pingatore N, Ripley MP.) Hum Ecol Risk Assess. 2018;24(1):242-255 PMID: 30918437 PMCID: PMC6433402 01/01/2018
Use of traditional and culturally appropriate modalities

(Dellinger M, Dellinger J.) Environmental Health Literacy. 1 January 2018:231-263 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85064102157 01/01/2018
Maternal methylmercury from a wild-caught walleye diet induces developmental abnormalities in zebrafish.

(Liu Q, Klingler RH, Wimpee B, Dellinger M, King-Heiden T, Grzybowski J, Gerstenberger SL, Weber DN, Carvan MJ 3rd.) Reprod Toxicol. 2016 10;65:272-282 PMID: 27544571 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84984605136 08/22/2016
Mercury risks versus nutritional benefits of tribal commercial fish harvests in the Upper Laurentian Great Lakes

(Dellinger MJ, Ripley MP.) Human and Ecological Risk Assessment. 18 May 2016;22(4):1036-1049 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961201677 05/18/2016
In their own words: Success stories from The Great Lakes Native American Research Center for Health.

(Dellinger M, Jackson B, Poupart A.) Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2016;23(3):68-86 PMID: 27383087 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84984796504 07/08/2016
Improving Immunization Rates Through Community-Based Participatory Research: Community Health Improvement for Milwaukee's Children Program.

(Willis E, Sabnis S, Hamilton C, Xiong F, Coleman K, Dellinger M, Watts M, Cox R, Harrell J, Smith D, Nugent M, Simpson P.) Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2016;10(1):19-30 PMID: 27018351 PMCID: PMC4869973 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961675308 03/29/2016
Improving immunization rates through community-based participatory research: Community health improvement for Milwaukee’s children program

(Willis E, Sabnis S, Hamilton C, Xiong F, Coleman K, Dellinger M, Watts M, Cox R, Harrell J, Smith D, Nugent M, Simpson P.) Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. Spring 2016;10(1):3-4 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84961613446 03/01/2016

Matthew Dellinger, PhD