Visiting Scholar Presentation: Matthew L. Smith PhD, MPH, CHES, FAAHB, FGSA

When: October 24, 2019, 1:00 p.m.

Where: College of Nursing, Room 470

Presentation Title: “Evidence-based Programming for Older Adults in America: Effectiveness, Translation and Opportunity”

Dr. Matthew Lee Smith has devoted his career to create synergistic partnerships and initiatives to encourage positive lifestyles and reduce rates of preventable morbidity and mortality. His research and evaluation efforts investigate socio-ecological impacts on health risk behaviors across the life-course, with a specific emphasis on evidence-based programming for older adults (e.g., fall prevention, disease self-management). Dr. Smith 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 efforts examine the feasibility of delivering evidence-based programs in diverse settings as well as their implementation with fidelity, scalability, and sustainability. Dr. Smith’s ability to form interdisciplinary collaborations affords him opportunities to apply his translational research and evaluation experience to bridge research and practice issues among the healthcare sector, aging services network, and public health system. is research efforts have been funded by organizations including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Administration on Aging (AoA), National Council on Aging (NCOA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Dr. Smith is the Co-Director of the Texas A&M Center for Population Health and Aging and holds faculty positions in the Texas A&M School of Public Health and University of Georgia College of Public Health. Dr. Smith has over 260 peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals, received over 20 research-based awards, and delivered over 450 conference presentations and invited lectures.

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