Matthew Carlson serves as associate dean for undergraduate programs, where his areas of focus include enrollment management; undergraduate recruitment, retention and graduation; assessment; and undergraduate curricular questions and new program proposals.
His research interests as a medical sociologist focus on health care access, quality, and health disparities. He has presented papers and published articles on a wide range of topics, including access to health care, consumer experiences with managed health and mental health care, the influence of patient satisfaction on substance abuse treatment outcomes, compulsive gambling, and domestic violence intervention.