Professor, Indiana University - Bloomington, School of Public Health
Dr. Matthew Lee Smith is a Professor in the School of Public Health at Indiana University – Bloomington. As an evaluator and interventionist, his research addresses health risk across the life-course and the dissemination of evidence-based solutions for older adults. In addition to developing measures to assess social disconnectedness, his translational work bridges research and practice issues across the health care sector, aging services network, and public health system.
Dr. Smith has devoted his career to create synergistic partnerships and initiatives to encourage positive lifestyles and reduce rates of preventable morbidity and mortality. He has established expertise in the evaluation of programs and innovations pertaining to an array of public health issues. Dr. Smith’s research and evaluation foci surround the reach, adoption, implementation, effectiveness, and maintenance of evidence-based programs and policies. His research has been funded by many organizations including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Administration for Community Living (ACL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
As a leader in the field, Dr. Smith has been the recipient of multiple national awards (early career, leadership in aging, mentorship) and has received numerous innovative program and best paper awards. He is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Society for Behavioral Medicine (SBM), and American Academy of Health Behavior (AAHB). He is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), certified mediator, and certified Community Health Worker Instructor (CHW-I).