Education

• Doctor of Nursing Practice, University of Tennessee Health Science Center 
• Master of Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Frontier Nursing University 
• Master of Advanced Community Health Nursing, University of Alaska Anchorage

Biography

Angelia Trujillo is a professor with the University of Alaska Anchorage, School of Nursing. Dr. Trujillo has worked in the field of interpersonal violence, sexual assault, and public health for approximately 20 years. Dr. Trujillo obtained her Women's Health Nurse Practitioner certification from Frontier Nursing University in 2017, obtained her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) with a focus on Forensic Nursing in 2008 from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and also holds a Master’s of Science – Advanced Community Health Nursing from the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Dr. Trujillo currently practices as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and has worked as a forensic nurse examiner with experience working with adult, adolescent, and child sexual assault victims. In addition, Dr. Trujillo consults with state and local law enforcement agencies, has presented at the local, state, and national levels on issues of interpersonal violence and public health, serves on the Alaska Violent Death Reporting System Advisory Board, and is a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Forensic Nursing and the Journal of the Academy of Forensic Nursing. Dr. Trujillo founded the Alaska Comprehensive Forensic Training Academy in 2019 and has served as the lead faculty since that time. Dr. Trujillo is a co-founder of the Academy of Forensic Nursing which strives to promote the role of education, research, and service in the provision of care to all victims of violence. In addition, Dr. Trujillo has worked with Senator Murkowski's office on the inclusion of legislation to support forensic training for health care providers in the newly-reauthorized Violence Against Women's Act in 2022.

Research Interests

• Forensic nursing
• Women's health
• Interpersonal violence prevention
• Community and public health

Publications

Rossi, C. & Trujillo, A. (2021). A generalist view of forensic nursing practice: More than a box of swabs. Journal of Legal Nurse Consulting, 32(2), 38-43.

Violence Against Women’s Act, S.3623, 117^th Cong. (2022). Electronic bill text is available at https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3623/text  See Section 507, p. 111

Ensuring Forensic Care for all Victims of Violence Act, S. 2655, 117^th Cong. (2021). Electronic bill text is available at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-117s2655is

Speck, P.M., Faugkno, D. K., Trujillo, A. C., Wiese, T. L., Hallas, C., James, C.O., & Johnson, J.L. (2018). Child Sexual Abuse Assessment (SANE/SAFE Forensic Learning Series). STM Learning, Inc, St. Louis, MO.

Trujillo, A. & Casto, L. D. (2020). A new model for comprehensive medical forensic care. Evidence Technology Magazine, 18(1). 

Casto, L. D. & Trujillo, A. (2019). Academy expands medical forensic care and response. Alaska Justice Forum,36(1). 

Faugno, D., Trujillo, A.C., Bachmeier, B.A., & Speck, P. M. (Eds). Strangulation assessment for health care providers: Forensic Learning Series. STM Learning, Inc., St. Louis, MO.

Trujillo, A., DeLapp, T. D., & Hendrix, T. J. (2014). A Practical Guide to Prevention for Forensic Nursing. Journal of Forensic Nursing, 10(1), 20-22. doi: 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000018

Virden, A., Trujillo, A., & Predeger, E. (2014). Young adult females’ perceptions of high-risk social media behaviors: A focus group approach. Journal of community Health Nursing, 31(3), 133-144. doi: 10.1080/07370016.2014.926677

Trujillo, A., Vandervalk, J. & Elam, M. (2013). (Chapter authors). Sexual Assault Across the Lifespan 2E: A Comprehensive Clinical Reference. Editor: STM Learning, Inc, St. Louis, MO. Volume 1. Chapter: Evaluation of the adult sexual assault victim.