Matthew B.H. Ong, Mph Email & Phone Number

Richmond, Virginia, US

• Lead on policy development and strategy—working with Massey Director Dr. Robert Winn—to establish a novel hybrid model for policy research, education, stakeholder engagement, and coalition building in academic oncology
• Provide research and transdisciplinary planning support in collaboration with faculty at other VCU schools for cancer initiatives at Massey, and to identify barriers and opportunities across local, state, and national.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Selected and trained by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and CDC in a competitive Program Evaluation Practicum designed to produce real-world evaluations that are implemented by 11 government agencies and.
• Matched with the Help Me Grow LA program serving 360,000 children/youth with special health care needs, administered by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health's Division of Maternal, Child, & Adolescent.
• Designed an evaluation plan on-site in Atlanta, GA as well as Los Angeles, CA, that relies on quantitative data and qualitative interviews to inform creation of a logic model, measurable endpoints, and a statistical.
• Optimized evaluation plan with iterative feedback from HMG LA staff, CDC, and Harvard faculty to assess the significance and effectiveness of HMG LA's novel, community-based intervention model in providing culturally.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Spearheaded investigations in collaboration with >250 leading academic institutions, government agencies, and industry partners, driving lifesaving changes in public policy and standards of care, and contributing to.
• Acknowledged as a thought leader by >25 journalism awards, 6 fellowships, and >15 organizations
• Recognized as a subject-matter expert in healthcare communications and cancer journalism, with teaching engagements/instructorships at D.C.-area universities, research institutions, and policy and advocacy organizations
• Mobilized strategic partnerships in catalyzing systems-level change in public health, clinical practice, biomedical research, and regulatory policy; interdisciplinary focus on patient outcomes and fit-for-purpose.
• Publications cited by the White House President’s Cancer Panel; in Science, Nature, The Journal of the American Medical Association, The British Medical Journal, The American Journal of Managed Care; by mainstream.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Quadrupled revenue and tripled readership in 10 years with team implementation of business and editorial vision
• First-year impact: Increased usage statistics by 50-75%, developed strategic audience engagement plan utilizing web analytics and Google News, and doubled publication’s Twitter followers
• Designed inaugural web advertising program based on market research, raising over $20,000 in new revenue within six months in 2013; and created the first-ever searchable 40-year archive of all TCL past issues
• Led overhaul of publication’s branding, advertising, GUI optimization, and social media engagement
• Redesigned publication’s branding and website within the first year, and launched a responsive user interface optimized for tablets and mobile devices; provided oversight for two subsequent phases 2017-2020
• Investigative journalist focusing on medical oncology, cancer research, informatics, drug/device development and regulation, health policy, health disparities, government funding, and the politics of cancer

Bethesda, MD, US

Researcher selected by the NIH All of Us Research Program for training and to study health data from diverse populations to improve understanding of health and disease, identify opportunities to reduce disparities, and enable more precise approaches to care.

New York, NY, US

One of five U.S. journalists selected for the 2021 class of the Association of Health Care Journalists' most prestigious fellowship, supported by The Commonwealth Fund, to study and develop solutions-based coverage on health inequities and cancer disparities in the pandemic eraImpact: See 2022 awards section for “Reducing Systemic Disparities & Inequities.

Washington, DC, US

• Selected from over 130 journalists by the Poynter Institute and The Washington Post to join the 2020-21 class
• Trained and mentored by industry leaders in emerging technologies, effective management, and digital culture

Washington, DC, US

• Selected for the 2017 class of the fellowship, sponsored by the Association of Health Care Journalists in partnership with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
• Trained to evaluate healthcare interventions, from clinical evidence generation to themarket—including patient data, research methodology, treatments, medical decisions, and clinical trial design

Bethesda, MD, US

• Selected for the inaugural 2016 class of the fellowship, sponsored by the Association of Health Care Journalists in partnership with the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• Training curriculum focuses on interpreting cancer epidemiology, statistics, and guidelines, and the applications of cancer clinical trials, immunotherapy, and publicly available databases

US

• Mental health investigative reporter and research assistant covering Milwaukee County’s Behavioral Health Division under the mentorship of award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger
• Key team member in charge of identifying concepts and strategies crucial to the development of a year-long watchdog series, based on county budgets and policy reports
• Creative concept strategist developing infographic models and other multimedia in consultation with student colleagues and Journal Sentinel staff
• The series won a George Polk Award in 2013 and inspired a $8.3 million donation to the Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University for the creation of a public service journalism fellowship program

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

Selected and fully sponsored by the Washington Media Institute and the Marquette University Diederich College of Communication to receive internship opportunity

• Writer, photographer and videographer providing objective, professional reporting on local issues in 10 Milwaukee central city communities
• Covered topics include education, public safety, economic development, health and wellness, recreation, employment, youth development and housing
• Exclusively featured on WUWM 89.7FM’s Lake Effect in first-ever collaboration with Milwaukee NNS
• Key team member in creating interactive multimedia news packages contributing to increased readership

Milwaukee, WI, US

• Student researcher at Pathfinders Milwaukee, a non-profit serving unhoused and shelter-unstable youth, focusing on LGBTQ+ 18-24 youth
• Capstone project relies on interactions and on-site qualitative interviews with staff and stakeholders
• Final report identifies community-based research directions and research best practices for unhoused LGBTQ+ youth: person-centered care, health and wellness, discrimination/harassment, and validation of lived experiences

US

• Education and general assignment reporter at the Pulitzer Prize-winning Journal Sentinel, Wisconsin’s largest newspaper
• Selected by the Diederich College of Communication to receive one-on-one mentoring and internship opportunity funded by a grant from the Faye McBeath Foundation, a private, independent foundation invested in civic.
• Published a variety of news, feature, enterprise and investigative articles, as well as self-generated photographs and videos
• Byline appeared regularly on the front page and on the Local Section cover

Master Of Public Health - Mph, Epidemiology

Certificate In Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Triple Majors: Journalism, Psychology, Women'S & Gender Studies

Journalism