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Samantha Lauren Matlin

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Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
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Center for Public Health Senior Fellow, Penn Center for Public Health, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Psychologist, Mood, Anxiety, and Trauma (Stress, Trauma and Resilience Program), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA
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Teaching Faculty, Master’s in Public Health, the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Director of Training and Professional Development, Center for Violence Prevention (CVP), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA
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Practice-Based Scholar, Center for Violence Prevention (CVP), Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA
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Director, Workforce Education, Public Health Impact Hub, Center for Public Health, University of Pennsylvania
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Department: Psychiatry
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21 7 BS 30 (Psychology, Minor: Hispanic Studies) c
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21 8 PhD 46 (Clinical Psychology, Concentration: Community Psychology ) c
49 The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 2008.
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24 aa The Consultation Center Predoctoral Intern, Division of Prevention and Community Research, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2007-2008.
24 aa The Consultation Center Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Prevention and Community Research, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven CT, 2008-2010.
24 8e Zigler Center for Child Development and Social Policy Fellow, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 2010-2011.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

24 mental health trauma
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Description of Research Expertise

4b program evaluation, capacity building, mental health trauma
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Selected Publications

16d Trocle, A., Ward, N., Gordon, D., Matlin, S: Visioning A Safer Philadelphia: Strengthening Community-Based Gun Violence Prevention Through Capacity Building Programs. Poster Presentation at the Annual American Public Health Association (AAPHA) Meeting and Expo, Washington, DC November 2025.

152 Yu, Y., Matlin, S. L., Crusto, C. A., Hunter, B., & Tebes, J. K.: Double stigma and help seeking barriers among Blacks with a behavioral health disorder. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 45(2): 183-191, June 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1037/prj0000507. Epub 2021 Dec 23.

17b Champine, R.B., Hoffman, E.E., Matlin, S.L., Strambler, M.J., Tebes, J.K.: What does it mean to be trauma informed?”: A mixed-methods study of a trauma-informed community initiative. Journal of Child and Family Studies 31(2): 459-472, January 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10826-021-02195-9. Epub 2022 Jan 7.

199 Matlin, S.L., Champine, R.B. Strambler, M.J., O'Brien, C., Hoffman, E., Whitson, M., Kolka, L., Tebes, J.K.: A Community's Response to Adverse Childhood Experiences: Building a Resilient, Trauma-Informed Community. American Journal of Community Psychology 64(3-4): 451-466, December 2019 Notes: doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12386. Epub 2019 Sep 4.

161 Tebes, J.K., Champine, R.B., Matlin, S.L., Strambler, M.J.: Population Health and Trauma-Informed Practice: Implications for Programs, Systems, and Policies. American Journal of Community Psychology 64(3-4): 494-508, December 2019 Notes: doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12382. Epub 2019 Aug 24.

15c Prince, D.M., Hohl, B., Hunter, B.A., Thompson, A.B., Matlin, S.L., Hausman, A.J., Tebes, J.K.: Collective Efficacy as a Key Context in Neighborhood Support for Urban Youth. American Journal of Community Psychology 63(1-2): 179-189, March 2019 Notes: doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12311.

141 Champine, R.B., Matlin, S.L., Strambler, M., & Tebes, J.K.: Trauma informed family practices: Toward integrated and evidence-based approaches. Journal of Child and Family Studies 27(9): 2732-2743, June 2018 Notes: doi.org/10.1007/s10826-018-1118-0.

17a Hunter, B.A., Mohatt, N.V., Prince, D.M., Thompson, A.B., Matlin, S.L., Tebes, J.K.: Socio-psychological mediators of the relationship between behavioral health stigma and psychiatric symptoms. Social Science & Medicine 181: 177-183, May 2017 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.03.049. Epub 2017 Mar 24.

1cf Powell,B.J., Beidas, R.S., Rubin, R.M., Stewart, R.E., Wolk, C.B., Matlin, S.L., Weaver, S., Hurford, M.O., Evans, A.C., Hadley, T.R., Mandell, D.S.: Applying the Policy Ecology Framework to Philadelphia's Behavioral Health Transformation Efforts. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 43(6): 909-926, Nov 2016 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10488-016-0733-6.

187 Rubin, R.M., Hurford, M.O., Hadley, T., Matlin, S., Weaver, S., Evans, A.C.: Synchronizing Watches: The Challenge of Aligning Implementation Science and Public Systems. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 43(6): 1023-1028, November 2016 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10488-016-0759-9.

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