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)

An Exploration of Cultural-Environmental Interactions with Native American Health Literacy.

(Dellinger MJ, Pingatore N, Chelius T, Visotcky A, Poupart A, Sparapani R.) Environ Health Perspect. 2022 Nov;130(11):117703 PMID: 36416732 PMCID: PMC9683091 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142939324 11/24/2022
Environmental health literacy for Anishinaabe (Great Lakes Native American) fish consumers: A randomized control trial.

(Dellinger MJ, Pingatore N, Chelius T, Visotcky A, Sparapani R, Ripley M.) Environ Res. 2022 Sep;212(Pt B):113335 PMID: 35447154 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129809479 04/22/2022
A Culture and Wellness Pilot to Guide Community Engaged Public Health Research in Native American Populations.

(Dellinger M, O'Keefe G, Poupart A, Stevens D, Thompson S, Meza A, Cassidy L.) WMJ. 2022 Jul;121(2):153-156 PMID: 35857693 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85134854295 07/21/2022
Associations between extreme precipitation, drinking water, and protozoan acute gastrointestinal illnesses in four North American Great Lakes cities (2009-2014).

(Graydon RC, Mezzacapo M, Boehme J, Foldy S, Edge TA, Brubacher J, Chan HM, Dellinger M, Faustman EM, Rose JB, Takaro TK.) J Water Health. 2022 May;20(5):849-862 PMID: 35635777 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131222884 06/01/2022
Lessons Native American Culture Can Teach Us About Resilience During Pandemics and Health Care Crises.

(Dellinger M, Poupart AE.) WMJ. 2021 Mar;120(S1):S80-S84 PMID: 33819411 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103921848 04/06/2021
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.) J Great Lakes Res. 2020 Dec;46(6):1702-1708 PMID: 33716391 PMCID: PMC7945301 03/16/2021
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. December 2020;46(6):1702-1708 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089826539 12/01/2020
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. October 2019;45(5):969-975 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85069953156 10/01/2019
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 Oct;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