Dr. Matt Thomas

Interim Associate Dean Matt Thomas received a BA from St. Joseph’s University, and an MA and PhD from the University of Maryland, College Park. His areas of teaching include political science, criminal justice, and public administration in the Political Science & Criminal Justice Department’s undergraduate and graduate programs, where he is a professor. He previously coordinated the MA in Political Science program, and was the internship coordinator for the MPA program. His research focuses on both urban politics, including work on New Orleans (Reforming New Orleans: The Contentious Politics of Change in the Big Easy with Peter Burns, Cornell Press), and on criminal justice topics, including work on police strength, concealed weapons on campus, and the impacts of AB 109 and Prop 47 on California’s criminal justice realignment agenda.  He is the NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative, and previously served as the acting associate dean for BSS in 2017-18.   Matt received the university’s Outstanding Service Award in 2016-17.

Phone: 530-898-6171
Email: mothomas@csuchico.edu
Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
Location: Butte Hall, Room 701, Campus Zip 450