Dr. Matthias is currently serving as the Interim Associate Dean and Director of the School of Education. In addition, he teaches in and is the Program Director for the Online Master of Science in Education Program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. His current research agenda includes online student voices, best practices in online teaching, technology tools in education, and science education. He holds a Ph.D. in Urban Education, Curriculum and Instruction, and Educational Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a M.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Education, and a B.S. in Biology Education from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He has educator licenses in the Superintendent, Director of Instruction, Principal, Broadfield Science, Earth and Space Science, and History. He has had the great opportunity of teaching in multiple states including Tennessee, Hawaii, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Prior to teaching in higher education, he was a middle and high school science teacher.
