Morgan Godvin
Portland
Summary
- 24K followers on X, 120K followers on TikTok
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Direct
Drug Checking Los Angeles, UCLA
04.2024 - Current
- Streamlined and expanded drug checking operations, increasing sampling of priority substances by 500%
- Revamped protocols for data collection, including generating a new qualitative survey
- Created a network of peers that dramatically expanded the program's reach
- Performed data analysis and manuscript ideation, writing, and editing
- Provided expert commentary to various media outlets
Founder and Executive Director
Beats Overdose
06.2021 - 04.2024
- Founded organization via partnership with hip hop record label Rhymesayers Entertainment
- Coordinated all logistics between extremely diverse stakeholders, venues, artists, and harm reduction organizations, to reach 250,000 people with harm reduction messaging and naloxone
Director of the Community Council
Western States Node, NIDA Clinical Trials Network
02.2023 - Current
- Established a community council of active drug users to guide the research agenda, managing all recruitment, retention and facilitation
- Prepared detailed reports for researchers based on council expertise and feedback
- Provided the council with share-outs regarding their contributions to research
Research Consulting
RTI International
05.2021 - Current
- Measure 110 process and outcome evaluations
- Survey design, manuscript review, qualitative interviewing and survey administration including sight translation of survey instrument into Spanish
Engagement Editor
JSTOR Daily at ITHAKA
09.2021 - 08.2024
- Managing editorial process from story conception to final publication of short- and long-form content, prioritizing justice-impacted freelance writers
Research Associate
Health in Justice Action Lab, Northeastern School of Law
05.2020 - Current
- Supporting the Lab's efforts to develop, translate, and disseminate research findings to build a healthier and more just nation by advancing systems reform through a public health lens
- Studying drug-induced homicide laws and their enforcement
- Synthesizing academic research into accessible language for media dissemination to advocate for evidence-based health and justice policy
- Copy editing reports and peer-reviewed papers
Freelance Journalist
Various Outlets
12.2017 - Current
- Over two dozen bylines including the Washington Post, Vice, Al Jazeera, The Marshall Project, and Filter
- Most often covering drugs, policy, and prisons
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Community Health Promotion And Spanish
OHSU – Portland State University Joint School of Public Health
Portland, OR12.2021
Skills
- Drug Policy
- Syringe Exchange and Harm Reduction
- Substance Use and Addiction Medicine Research
- Naloxone Distribution and Training
- Coordination with Community-Based Organizations
- Data Collection and Analysis
- Trauma-Informed and Non-Violent Communication
- Survey Design and Administration
- Site- and Field-Based Outreach
- Copywriting and Proofreading
Volunteer Experience
- PrevenCasa, syringe service provider in Tijuana, Mexico, 2020-2021
Government Service
- Councilmember, Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council
- Commissioner, Oregon Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission
Presentations
- The Experience of Overdose: Characteristics, Risks, and Naloxone Access, Measure 110 Research Symposium, January 22, 2024
- Joint Committee on Drugs, Addiction and Public Safety, Oregon State Capitol, December 6, 2023
- Substance Use Task Force for the Governor in Portland, Oregon, October 16, 2023
- Impact of Drug Decriminalization on Law Enforcement and Crime in Oregon, ASEBP, May 16, 2023
- How Fentanyl Really Shows up in Communities, National Fentanyl Awareness Day online, May 9, 2023
Publications
- Don’t Blame Drug Decriminalization for What the Housing Crisis Caused, Truthout, August 12, 2023
- Buprenorphine Access: Telehealth Revolution Faces Uncertain Future, Filter Magazine, October 25, 2022
- Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths Among US Adolescents, January 2010 to June 2021, Journal of the American Medical Association, April 12, 2022
- Learning the Blues: West Coast Grapples With Shifting Drug Supply, Filter Magazine, December 16, 2021
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
Portuguese
Professional Working
Timeline
Project Direct
Drug Checking Los Angeles, UCLA
04.2024 - Current
Director of the Community Council
Western States Node, NIDA Clinical Trials Network
02.2023 - Current
Engagement Editor
JSTOR Daily at ITHAKA
09.2021 - 08.2024
Founder and Executive Director
Beats Overdose
06.2021 - 04.2024
Research Consulting
RTI International
05.2021 - Current
Research Associate
Health in Justice Action Lab, Northeastern School of Law
05.2020 - Current
Freelance Journalist
Various Outlets
12.2017 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Community Health Promotion And Spanish
OHSU – Portland State University Joint School of Public Health
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