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Matthew D. Johnson

Professor and Director of Clinical Training

Psychology

Background

  • Board Certified in Couple and Family Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP; 2022-present)
  • Fellow status, American Psychological Association (Div. 43, 2018)
  • Fellow status, Association for Psychological Science (2018)
  • Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2012-2013)
  • APA Executive Branch Science Fellow & AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow (2015-2016)
    Placement included duties with the following U.S. agencies and committees:
    - National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
    - Social and Behavioral Sciences Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology
    Council's Committee on Science, Executive Office of the President
    - White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault
    - Federal Partners Committee on Women and Trauma
    - Interagency Committee on Violence Against Women, Office of the Vice President
    - Fellows in Innovation, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the
    President
    - United State of Women Interagency Working Group, Executive Office of the President

Education

  • PhD, MA, University of California at Los Angeles
  • BA, University of Denver

Research Interests

  • Changes in marriages and family functioning
  • Intimate partner violence
  • Psychological science impacting public policy

Clinical Interests

  • Private practice
  • Clinical supervisor

Teaching Interests

  • Intimate relationships
  • Research methods in psychology
  • Statistics and research design

Awards

  • Board Certified in Couple and Family Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP; 2022-present)
  • Fellow status, American Psychological Association (Div. 43, 2018)
  • Fellow status, Association for Psychological Science (2018)
  • Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2012-2013)
  • APA Executive Branch Science Fellow & AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow (2015-2016)
    Placement included duties with the following U.S. agencies and committees:
    - National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
    - Social and Behavioral Sciences Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology
    Council's Committee on Science, Executive Office of the President
    - White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault
    - Federal Partners Committee on Women and Trauma
    - Interagency Committee on Violence Against Women, Office of the Vice President
    - Fellows in Innovation, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the
    President
    - United State of Women Interagency Working Group, Executive Office of the President

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae