Matthew is a Professor at Northeastern University, and adjunct at Charles Sturt University. He completed his doctorate in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and previously has held teaching and/or research positions at The Australian National University, The Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (Canberra, Australia), Northwestern University, and The University of Colorado – Boulder. His research covers a range of topics at the intersections of applied ethics, social epistemology, and philosophy of science.