MICHAEL ANTHONY TRUJILLO

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE MICHAEL ANTHONY TRUJILLO Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Psychology 806 West Franklin St. Richmond, VA EDUCATION Ph.D. (expected), Health Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University M.S., Psychology (Health), Virginia Commonwealth University B.A., Psychology, summa cum laude, California State University, Long Beach RESEARCH INTERESTS Psychosocial stressors (racism, heterosexism, classism) influence on mental and physical health Physiological and cognitive impact of minority stressors and its relation to risk-taking PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES 1. Trujillo, M. A., Khoddam, R., Greenberg, J. B., Dyal, S. R., Ameringer, K. J., Zvolensky, M. J., & Leventhal, A. M. (in press). Distress tolerance as a correlate of tobacco dependence and motivation: Incremental relations over and above anxiety and depressive symptoms. Behavioral Medicine. 2. Trujillo, M. A., Perrin, P. B., Sutter, M., Tabaac, A. R., Benotsch, E. G. (2017). Discrimination, mental health, and suicidality: The moderating effects of social support in a transgender population. International Journal of Transgenderism, 18(1), Trujillo, M. A., Perrin, P. B., Elnasseh, A., Pierce, B. S., & Mickens, M. (2016). Personality traits in college students and caregiving for a relative with a chronic health condition. Journal of Aging Research, Article ID , Trujillo, M. A., Perrin, P. B., Norup, A., & Doser, K. B. (2016). Personality traits influence trajectories of mental health-related quality of life, anxiety, and depression in caregivers of patients with severe brain injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 61(4), Elnasseh, A., Trujillo, M. A., Peralta, S. V., Stolfi, M. E., Morelli, E., Perrin, P. B., & Arango- Lasprilla, J. C. (2016). Family dynamics and personal strengths among dementia caregivers in Argentina. International Journal of Alzheimer s Disease.

2 Trujillo Drazdowski, T. K., Perrin, P. B., Trujillo, M. A., Sutter, M., Benotsch, E. G., & Snipes, D. J. (2016). Structural equation modeling of the effects of racism, heterosexism, and internalized oppression on illicit drug use in LGBTQ people of color. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 159, Trujillo, M. A., Perrin, P. B., Panyavin, I., Peralta, S. V., Stolfi, M. E., Morelli, E., & Arango- Lasprilla, J. C. (2016). Mediation of family dynamics, personal strengths, and mental health in dementia caregivers. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 4(1), Tabaac, A. R., Perrin, P. B., & Trujillo, M. A. (2015). Multiple mediational model of outness, social support, mental health, and wellness behavior in ethnically diverse lesbian, bisexual, and queer women. LGBT Health, 2(3), Panyavin, I. Trujillo. M. A., Peralta, S. V., Stolfi, M. E., Morelli, E., Perrin, P. B., Peña Lasa, J., Arango-Lasprilla, J. C. (2015). Examining the influence of family dynamics on quality of care by informal caregivers of alzheimer s dementia patients in Argentina. American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease and Other Dementias, 30(6), ; doi: / Leventhal, A. M., Trujillo, M., Ameringer, K., Tidey, J. W., Sussman, S., & Kahler, C. W. (2014). Anhedonia and the relative reward value of drug and non-drug reinforcers in tobacco addiction. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 123(2), Quinn, A. M., Sekimura, S., Pang, R., Trujillo, M., Kahler, C. W., & Leventhal, A. M. (2013). Hostility as a predictor of affective changes during acute tobacco withdrawal. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 16(3), Leventhal, A. M., Greenberg, J. B., Trujillo, M. A., Ameringer, K. J., Lisha, N., Pang, R., & Monterosso, J. (2013). Positive and negative affect as predictors of urge to smoke: Temporal factors and mediational pathways. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 27(1), Wong, M., Krajišnik, A., Truong, L., Lisha, N., Trujillo, M., Greenberg, J. B., Kahler, C. W., Zvolensky, M. J, & Leventhal, A. M. (2012). Anxiety sensitivity as a predictor of acute subjective effects of smoking. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 15(6), Greenberg, J. B, Ameringer, K. J., Trujillo, M. A., Sun, P., Sussman, S., Brightman, M., Pitts, S. R., & Leventhal, A. M. (2012). Associations between posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters and cigarette smoking. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 26(1), OTHER PUBLICATIONS 15. Trujillo, M. A. (2008). Coping Within the Pink Triangle: Internalized Heterosexism, Coping, and Binge Drinking in Gay Men. McNair Scholars Research Journal, 1(13), GRANTS AND FUNDING $138,000 June 2015 May 2018 National Science Foundation

3 Trujillo - 3 Project Title: Anti-gay harassment and risk taking: The effects of distress and distress tolerance Role: Principle Investigator INVITED NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATIONS 1. Trujillo, M. A., & Perrin, P. B. (2016). Guidelines for Culturally Sensitive Practice with LGBTQ Clients. Invited presentation for the Richmond Association for Clinical Psychologists, Richmond, Virginia, USA. 2. Trujillo, M. A. (2015). Working with LGBT Populations in the Medical Setting. Invited presentation at the Conference on Sexuality and Health, Neiva, Colombia. 3. Trujillo, M. A. (2015). Psychosocial Factors of LGBT Health. Invited presentation at the Conference on Sexuality and Health, Neiva, Colombia. 4. Trujillo, M. A. (2014). LGBT Populations in the Medical Setting. Invited presentation at the International Conference on Health Psychology: Sexuality and Health, Ibagué, Colombia. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 1. Bardsell, D. J., Miadich, S. A., Trujillo, M. A., Everhart, R. S. (2017). Examining health literacy, self-efficacy, and health behaviors in college students with chronic conditions. Presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Conference, San Diego, CA. 2. Baylor, A., Smith, E. R., Griffin, S., Trujillo, M. A., Perrin, P. B., & Rybarczyk, B. (2017). Gender differences in adult and childhood trauma exposure in an at-risk community sample. Presented at the VCU Women s Health Conference, Richmond, VA. 3. Trujillo, M. A., Rabinovitch, A., & Perrin, P. B. (2016). Friend or foe? Can support from friends amplify heterosexism and its effects on depression and suicidality? Presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine Conference, Washington, DC. 4. Trujillo, M. A., Drazdowski, T. K., Sutter, M. E., & Perrin, P. B. (2015). Structural equation modeling of the effects of racism, heterosexism, and internalized oppression on illicit drug use in LGBTQ people of color. Presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference, New York, NY. 5. Tabaac, A. R., Perrin, P. B., & Trujillo, M. A. (2015). Multiple mediational model of outness, social support, mental health, and wellness behavior in ethnically diverse lesbian, bisexual, and queer women. Presented at the Association for Psychological Science Conference, New York, NY. 6. Trujillo, M., Riggs, N., Unger, J., Pang, R., Audrain-McGovern, J., & Leventhal, A. (2013). Anhedonic depressive symptoms predicts smoking escalation in adolescents particularly among boys. Presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.

4 Trujillo Pang, R. D., Trujillo, M. A., & Leventhal, A. M. (2013). Gender differences in negative affect and smoking lapse behavior during acute tobacco withdrawal: A laboratory analogue study. Presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. 8. Quinn, A., Sekimura, S., Pang, R., Trujillo, M., Kahler, C., & Leventhal, A. (2013). Hostility as a predictor of affective changes during acute tobacco withdrawal. Presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. 9. Trujillo, M. A., Greenberg, J. B., Pitts, S. R., Ameringer, K. J., Palau, J. J., & Leventhal, A. M. (2012). Associations between dimensions of distress tolerance and tobacco dependence characteristics: Incremental relations over and above anxiety and depressive symptoms. Presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting, Palm Springs, CA. 10. Bartek, S. B., Trujillo, M. A., Ameringer, K. J., & Leventhal, A. M. (2012). Correspondence between retrospective recall and prospective experimentally-induced methods for assessing tobacco withdrawal symptoms. Presented at the Medical Student Research Forum and Poster Day, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA. 11. Krajišnik. Truong, L, Wong, M., Lisha, N. Trujillo, M. Greenberg, J. B., Kahler, C. W., Zvolensky, M. J. & Leventhal, A. M. (2012). Anxiety sensitivity as a predictor of acute subjective effects of smoking. Presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Houston, TX. 12. Ameringer, K. J., Greenberg, J., Trujillo, M. A., Lisha, N. E., & Leventhal, A. M. (2012). Anxiety and depressive symptoms and patterns of acute tobacco withdrawal. Presented at the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Annual Meeting, Houston, TX. 13. Eriksen, S. J., Manke, B., Parent, T., & Trujillo, M. A. (2009). Babies shouldn t eat Cheetos! A regional study of children & adolescents at risk for type 2 diabetes. Presented at the Annual Pacific Sociological Association Meeting, San Diego, CA. 14. Trujillo, M. A. (2007). Coping within the pink triangle: Internalized heterosexism, coping, and binge drinking among gay men. Presented at the Southern California Conference on Undergraduate Research, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS VCU Psychology Graduate Student LGBTQ Ally Award 2016 Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology Workshop Travel Award ($1,000) 2016 Evelyn E. Gunst Scholarship for Outstanding Masters Student ($500) 2015 CSU Long Beach, Psychology, Award for Excellent Academic Achievement 2007, 2008 CSU Long Beach, Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Scholarship ($5,000) 2007 PROFESSIONAL, PUBLIC POLICY, AND LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE Equality Virginia, Richmond, VA

5 Met with state legislators to advocate for and discuss bills important to the LGBT community. Trujillo - 5 Universidad Surcolombiana Medical School, Neiva, Colombia Met with medical school directors and advocated for the need to establish and teach LGBT cultural competency as part of the medical school curriculum for all medical professions. Discussed the implications of various school policies for LGBT students and patients. Conducted a roundtable discussion with medical students around myths and expectations of treating sexual minorities and the potential impact on LGBT patients. RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA August 2013 to Present Graduate Researcher, Social Justice in Health Laboratory, Dr. Paul Perrin Currently, assisting on the following studies: (1) psychosocial stressors, neurocognitive decline, and impulsivity in people with HIV; (2) physiological correlates of racism in the media; and (3) examining the effect of immigrant experiences on mental and physical health outcomes. Have assisted on the following studies: (1) potential factors that may affect college students intention to be a caregiver; (2) a culturally sensitive intervention for TBI caregivers in Latin America; (3) exploring the experiences of sexual minorities health and health behaviors in Latin America; (4) examination of psychosocial correlates of physical and mental health in a transient/low-income primary care population; (5) alternative tobacco products and its psychosocial correlates in a college population; and (6) assessing the health of college students with chronic illnesses. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA May 2010 to Aug 2013 Health, Emotion, and Addiction Laboratory, Dr. Adam Leventhal, PI Project Manager Oversee and manage four separate studies assessing the impact of emotion regulation and smoking cessation, adolescent smoking behaviors, genetic and emotion expression on stimulant response. Studies include grants funded by NIH (R01-DA026831, R01-DA033296, K08-DA025041) and the American Cancer Society (RSG ). Program Evaluation by Dr. Beth Manke, Long Beach, CA Aug 2008 to Feb 2010 Research Assistant Investigated the effects of a non-profit organization, I Have a Dream Foundation Los Angeles, on student academic achievement, well-being, and civic engagement. California State University, Long Beach Aug 2008 to Sept 2009 Research Assistant, Children and Diabetes Study, Drs. Beth Manke & Shelley Eriksen Assisted on an NIMH funded study which aimed to look at how families cope with children s type 2 diabetes. Honors Thesis, California State University, Long Beach Aug 2006 to Dec 2008 Advisor: Dr. Sherry Span Performed an independent research project that investigated the relation between drinking and internalized heterosexism as moderated by social support as a coping mechanism among gay men.

6 Trujillo - 6 California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA Mar 2006 to May 2007 Research Assistant, Stress and Coping Laboratory, Dr. James Amirkhan Investigated personality correlates of stress and coping mechanisms among freshmen college students. TEACHING EXPERIENCE Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Instructor, Stress and Its Management June 2018 to Aug 2016 Teaching Assistant, Applications of Statistics in Psychology Aug 2013 to May 2015 Teaching Assistant, Experimental Methods in Psychology June to July 2014, 2015 California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA Facilitator, Clinical Interviewing, Dr. Martin Fiebert Aug 2008 to May 2009 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Psychology, Dr. Sherry Span Aug 2007 to Dec 2007 MENTORSHIP ACTIVITIES Sara Sigur, VCU MPH Student, capstone project Jan 2017 to May 2017 Antoinette Waller, VCU Graduate School Mentorship Program Sept 2015 to May 2016 Aaliah Elnasseh, VCU Undergraduate Student, honor s thesis Aug 2013 to May 2014 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITES Mentee, LGBT Graduate Student Mentoring Program (APAGS) Aug 2014 to Present Society for the Advancement of Psychology Member Sept 2014 to Present Group Facilitator, Side By Side Aug 2015 to Present ACADEMIC HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS Phi Kappa Phi Inducted 2015 Phi Beta Kappa Inducted 2006 Association for Psychological Science 2015 to Present Society for Behavioral Medicine 2015 to Present American Psychological Association Student Affiliate 2007 to Present Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Scholar Golden Key International Society National Society for Collegiate Scholars President s List, California State University, Long Beach AD HOC REVIEWER Journal of Clinical Nursing 2015 to Present LGBT Health 2015 to Present Journal of Homosexuality 2016 to Present