BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
William J. Matthews, Ph.D.
ADDRESS: 22 Foxglove Lane D. O. B. 4/15/47
Amherst, Mass., 01002
(413) 253-2966
(Office) Hills South
School of Education
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Mass., 01003
(413) 545-1192
EDUCATION:
B.A. Psychology, University of Massachusetts, 1974
M.A. Psychology, University of Connecticut, 1977
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Connecticut, 1980
Licensed in Massachusetts, 1981
RESEARCH INTERESTS & TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES
As part of his teaching responsibilities, Professor Matthews teaches graduate
level courses in child psychopathology, research methods, assessment, history
and systems of psychology, and supervises clinical practica. Professor Matthews
approach in his teaching is based on the notion of assessment linked intervention
for both school and non-school based problems of children and their families.
Professor Matthews has had a productive publication history of empirically
based research and scholarship on treatment outcome and the studying the particular
components of effective treatment. His current research interests are on the
measurement of the construct of teacher self-efficacy, the use of Generalizability
Theory in direct systemaic behavioral observations, and Curriculum-Based Measurement
and predictive bias. Currently, Dr. Matthews is working with the New Bedford
Public School to develop effective data-based instructional support teams
using the problem solving model.