Dr. Mathews’ research goal is to discover and disseminate interventions to promote nutritious eating and prevent chronic disease. Dr. Mathews conducts community and clinical studies to promote positive lifestyle behaviors to address obesity and weight management, food insecurity, and for those at high risk for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes.

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• Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh; Health and Physical Activity, 2008
• M.S. University of Georgia; Foods and Nutrition, 1997
• B.S. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill; Public Health Nutrition, 1994

Undergraduate

• HUN 4446: Nutrition and Disease 2
• HUN 4936: Preventative Health Experience
• HUN 4936: Research in Nutrition and Food Security
• HUN 4936: UF in Greece (Ikaria)

Graduate

• HUN 6940: Supervised Teaching in Preventative Health Experience
• HUN 6235: Macronutrients

• 2019 Graduate Teacher/Advisor of the Year, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Florida
• 2018 Educator Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
• 2018 Chair, Supervisory Committee for Aseel El Zein, Recipient of Best Master’s Thesis, IFAS Research Award
• 2018 UF/IFAS 2018 High Impact Paper Award.  El Zein A., Mathews A.E., House L., Shelnutt K.P. Why Are Hungry College Students Not Seeking Help? Predictors of and Barriers to Using an On-Campus Food Pantry. Nutrients 10 (1163), 2018. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10091163
• 2016 Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Florida
• 2016 High Impact Publication Award, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Florida. Miller GFg, Gupta S, Kropp JD, Grogan KA, Mathews A. The Effects of Pre-Ordering and Behavioral Nudges on National School Lunch Program Participants' Food Item Selection. Journal of Economic Psychology. 55(2016): 4-16.