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Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, 2010
PhD, Texas A&M University, 2008
MPH, Indiana University, 2004
BS, Indiana University, 2002

Matthew Lee Smith, PhD, MPH, CHES, is a Professor in the Indiana University – Bloomington School of Public Health.  As an evaluator and interventionist, his research addresses health risk across the life-course, chronic disease management, and the dissemination of evidence-based solutions for older adults. Dr. Smith has devoted his career to creating synergistic partnerships and initiatives to encourage positive lifestyles and reduce preventable morbidity and mortality. His translational work bridges research and practice issues across the health care sector, aging services network, and public health system. Topically, Dr. Smith’s efforts address the intersecting issues of health risk assessment, fall prevention, disease self-management, social connectedness, malnutrition, sex/intimacy, and dementia caregiving. Dr. Smith’s research efforts have been funded by organizations including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Administration for Community Living (ACL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium (TARCC).  

Dr. Smith is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), and American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB).  He is the recipient of multiple national awards (early career, leadership in aging, mentorship) and has received numerous innovative program and best paper awards.