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Marcus J. Hopkins

Communications Technical Lead

Marcus is the Principal of The Matrix Consulting, LLC, a full-service consulting firm that provides communications and grant writing support, public policy research, professional writing, and program design. He has over 15 years of experience in the fields of HIV and Viral Hepatitis research, reporting, and public policy development, research, and analysis.


Based in Morgantown, WV, Marcus serves as the Founder & Executive Director of the Appalachian Learning Initiative (APPLI, pronounced like "apply"), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on researching, reporting, and developing solutions to address issues related to adult literacy, adult numeracy, and access to public health and social services in the 13-state, 423-county, and 8-independent city Appalachian Region.


Marcus's work at Greenlink supports the Comms Team's technical communications, including graphic and web design, website maintenance, social media development, and marketing.

Marcus J. Hopkins
PUBLICATIONS

Hopkins, M. J. (2024, December 17). Ableism and Inequitable Access to Healthcare. Nags Head, NC: PlusInc: Blog. https://www.plusinc.org/blog/ableism-and-inequitable-access-to-healthcare


Hopkins, M. J. (2024, September 18). The Utilization of Race-Based Clinical Algorithms to Make Healthcare Decisions. Nags Head, NC: PlusInc: Blog. https://www.plusinc.org/blog/the-utilization-of-race-based-clinical-algorithms-to-make-healthcare-decisions


Hopkins, M. J., Macsata, B. M., & Laws, J. (2024, July). The 340B Drug Rebate Program and its potential impacts on annual revenues, executive compensation, and charity care provision in eligible covered entities. Nags Head, NC: ADAP Advocacy. https://www.adapadvocacy.org/pdf-docs/2024_ADAP_RW_340B_Project_Asset_6_ExecComp_FInal_Report_06-05-24.pdf


Johnson, R. D., Hopkins, M. J., Laws, J., & Macsata, B. M. (2024, June). HIV Long-Acting Injectables: Patient access considerations for injectable HIV therapies and injectable HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis. Nags Head, NC: ADAP Advocacy. https://www.adapadvocacy.org/pdf-docs/2024_ADAP_Project_Long_Acting_Injectables_Final_Report_06-25-24.pdf


Hopkins, M.J., Harper, C.D., Morgan, A.G.S., Cox, W.M., Graves, T.B., Peters, A.D., Woodworth, K.L., & McKenna, M.R. (2023, October 06). Adult literacy proficiency and public health in Appalachia: The correlations between low literacy proficiency and health outcomes in Appalachian counties. Morgantown, WV: Appalachian Learning Initiative: Publications. https://cutt.ly/APPLI-Literacy-Correlations-Final

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