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Matthew R. Lee


Matthew R. Lee

Senior Vice Chancellor for Agriculture & Dean, College of Agriculture Education

Address:
101 Efferson Hall

Email Address:
lee@lsu.edu

Office Phone:
(225) 578-3979

College:
Humanities & Social Sciences

Department:
Sociology

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Criminology
  • Public Health
  • Community Resilience

 

Biography

Matt Lee is the Vice President for Agriculture and Dean of the Ä¢¹½tv College of Agriculture. Prior to joining the Ä¢¹½tv AgCenter and College of Ag, he served in several leadership capacities at Ä¢¹½tv, including interim Executive Vice President and Provost, Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Support Services, and Senior Associate Vice President in the Office of Research and Economic Development. With a background in sociology, Lee is a criminologist and public health scholar specializing in rural crime, community resilience, and community public health patterns. He has more than 60 peer-reviewed scholarly papers and numerous other publications. His funding portfolio includes a National Science Foundation CAREER award focusing on rural crime and serving as the institutional lead on the $9 million multi-institutional Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities project funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.

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Education

PhD: Ä¢¹½tv (1999)

Curriculum Vitae

Courses Recently Taught at Ä¢¹½tv

(Syllabi are for illustrative purposes & subject to change)

  • SOCL 3510: Criminal Violence
  • SOCL 4091: Rural Crime
  • SOCL 4461: Criminology
  • SOCL 7591: Criminal Violence