I am deeply passionate about human rights, environmental issues, and mental health. My general areas of specialization include social psychology, environmental psychology, research methodology, and program evaluation. 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. Some of my favorite places in the world are Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and the Michigan UP (I’m a Michigander born and raised in the suburbs outside Detroit). I also like to document the beauty of the world–check out my photographs!
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 