Our Team
The Injury and Violence Prevention Center is a collaborative research center between the Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Colorado (CU) School of Medicine.
The center is located at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado, which is the largest academic health sciences campus in the Rocky Mountain region. The campus is home to six health professional schools and nationally ranked partner hospitals, research centers, and academic programs. This community of neighbors provides an ideal environment for collaboration and cultural innovation.
Our innovative, interconnected, and highly collaborative approach is at the forefront of advancing research, education, professional training, and community outreach. This makes the Injury and Violence Prevention Center a significant contributor to improving community health outcomes in the Rocky Mountain region.
Administrative Leadership Team
Sabrina Arredondo-Mattson PhD
Senior Research Associate
- Institute of Behavioral Science
- Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Dr. Arredondo Mattson is a Research Associate at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research aims to reduce youth violence and other problem behaviors by bridging research and practice to implement evidence-based programs, practices and strategies in a feasible and culturally responsive manner. She has extensive experience partnering with community-based organizations, grant making foundations, justice systems, cities, schools, health care systems, and programs on a variety of evaluation projects, technical assistance engagements and multicultural issues. Projects have focused on topics such as positive youth development, school safety, delinquency and violence prevention, after school programs, youth gun violence prevention, and program evaluation. Currently, she serves as the Co-Principal Investigator of three projects that aim to implement the most effective programs and strategies known to promote violence prevention and positive youth development in schools and communities using a data driven approach.
Areas of Expertise
Partnering with community-based organizations, grant making foundations, justice systems, local systems, evaluation, and multicultural issues.
Education, Licensure & Certifications
Fellow, Institute of Behavioral Science
Senior Research Associate, Institute of Behavioral Science
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
Resumes/CV:
Sabrina Arredondo-Mattson PhD
Senior Research Associate
Dr. Arredondo Mattson is a Research Associate at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research aims to reduce youth violence and other problem behaviors by bridging research and practice to implement evidence-based programs, practices and strategies in a feasible and culturally responsive manner. She has extensive experience partnering with community-based organizations, grant making foundations, justice systems, cities, schools, health care systems, and programs on a variety of evaluation projects, technical assistance engagements and multicultural issues. Projects have focused on topics such as positive youth development, school safety, delinquency and violence prevention, after school programs, youth gun violence prevention, and program evaluation. Currently, she serves as the Co-Principal Investigator of three projects that aim to implement the most effective programs and strategies known to promote violence prevention and positive youth development in schools and communities using a data driven approach.
Areas of Expertise
Partnering with community-based organizations, grant making foundations, justice systems, local systems, evaluation, and multicultural issues.
Education, Licensure & Certifications
Fellow, Institute of Behavioral Science
Senior Research Associate, Institute of Behavioral Science
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
Resumes/CV:
Core Faculty
Our core faculty and affiliates come from across the University of Colorado system, including the CU Anschutz and CU Denver campuses. Our faculty dedicates a portion of their time to addressing injury or violence prevention topics.
Their interdisciplinary expertise represents multiple disciplines related to injury research, policy, and practice.
Sabrina Arredondo-Mattson PhD
Senior Research Associate
- Institute of Behavioral Science
- Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Primary Phone:303-735-1633
Dr. Arredondo Mattson is a Research Associate at the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her research aims to reduce youth violence and other problem behaviors by bridging research and practice to implement evidence-based programs, practices and strategies in a feasible and culturally responsive manner. She has extensive experience partnering with community-based organizations, grant making foundations, justice systems, cities, schools, health care systems, and programs on a variety of evaluation projects, technical assistance engagements and multicultural issues. Projects have focused on topics such as positive youth development, school safety, delinquency and violence prevention, after school programs, youth gun violence prevention, and program evaluation. Currently, she serves as the Co-Principal Investigator of three projects that aim to implement the most effective programs and strategies known to promote violence prevention and positive youth development in schools and communities using a data driven approach.
Areas of Expertise
Partnering with community-based organizations, grant making foundations, justice systems, local systems, evaluation, and multicultural issues.
Education, Licensure & Certifications
Fellow, Institute of Behavioral Science
Senior Research Associate, Institute of Behavioral Science
Ph.D., Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder