I am deeply passionate about human rights and environmental issues. In general, my areas of specialization include social psychology, environmental psychology, and environmental communication. I am currently a research affiliate at the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication where I did my postdoc, and I was an Assistant Professor at at Chapman University in Orange, CA. Check out my research page to read more about my research interests and work. In my leisure time, I usually have to be outside. Some of my favorite places to visit are the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and northern Michigan (I’m a Michigander born and raised in Metro Detroit). I also like to document the beauty of the world in the form of pictures–check out some of my photographs here!
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY – ORANGE, CA
Department of Psychology
Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences
Instructional Assistant Professor, August 2020 – June 2022
YALE UNIVERSITY – NEW HAVEN, CT
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Yale School of the Environment
Research Affiliate (Present); Postdoctoral Associate, June 2018 – July 2020
CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY – CLAREMONT, CA
School of Social Science, Policy, and Evaluation
Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences
Ph.D., Social Psychology, May 2018
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN – ANN ARBOR, MI
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
B.A., Psychology, May 2009
B.A., Sociology, May 2009
Sub-concentration in Social Welfare, Social Services, and Social Inequality
Matthew Ballew 