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Matt Southward
Research Assistant Professor

Matt is a Research Assistant Professor working in collaboration with Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala's TIPS Lab. He received his PhD in 2019 from The Ohio State University working with Dr. Jen Cheavens, and completed his pre-doctoral internship at Duke University Medical Center. He is interested in using open science practices with translational behavioral research to better understand, optimize, and personalize the processes of change in therapy, specifically among those with mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. To this end, he has investigated facets of emotion regulation flexibility, the quality of participants’ emotion regulation skills, and the role of acceptance- and change-based skills on within- and between-person changes in CBTs broadly. His research has been supported by funding from the NIH and Ohio State. Matt also currently serves as the Web Editor for the Society of Clinical Psychology (APA Division 12) and is a member of UK Psychology's Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Team.

* Note for potential applicants: Matt is a non-tenure track research assistant professor so he is not admitting students. However, he works closely with Dr. Shannon Sauer-Zavala who does admit students.

Contact Information
southward@uky.edu
343 Waller Ave., Suite 205
859-562-1569
Research Interests
  • emotion regulation
  • Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy
  • mechanisms of change
Affiliations
  • Psychology