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.