Matthew Lee (sociologist)

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Matt Lee
Born
Matthew Raleigh Lee
Alma mater Dutchess Community College
State University of New York at New Paltz
Louisiana State University
AwardsMember of Sigma Xi since 2009 [1]
Scientific career
Fields Sociology, Criminology
Institutions Louisiana State University
Mississippi State University
Thesis Hyperdeprivation and race-specific homicide, 1980-1990  (1999)
Doctoral advisor Edward Shihadeh

Matt Lee is an American social scientist and university administrator at Louisiana State University (LSU). He is currently the Senior Vice Chancellor for Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture. He holds the Chalkley Family Endowed Chair in Agricultural Leadership.

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Trained as a criminologist, Lee received the National Science Foundation Early CAREER award and has published widely in the fields of criminology, public health and rural studies. Since 2010 he has held a variety of leadership roles, including senior associate vice president for research, vice provost for academic programs, interim executive vice president and provost, and interim president of the LSU System. [1]

Education and career

Lee received his A.A. degree from Dutchess Community College in 1992, his B.A. from the State University of New York at New Paltz in 1994, and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Louisiana State University in 1996 and 1999, respectively. He attended the Institute for Management and Leadership in Education at Harvard University in 2012.

Professor

In 1999, he joined the faculty of Mississippi State University as an assistant professor of sociology, and was promoted to associate professor in 2003. In 2004, he left Mississippi State to become an associate professor of sociology at LSU with tenure. In 2008, he became a full professor at LSU. [2]

University administrator

Lee served as the Associate Vice President for Research at LSU from 2010 to 2015.

From July 2015 to June 2021 he served as the Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Support Services at LSU.

He served as the Interim Executive Vice President & Provost, the chief academic and chief operating officer for the institution, from July 2021 to August 2022.

In August of 2022, he began his post as the interim Vice President for Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture, supporting the agricultural enterprise which encompasses a statewide extension network. This position became permanent in April 2023.

From June to November of 2025, he served as interim President of LSU.

References

  1. 1 2 "Matt Lee". Louisiana State University. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Matthew R. Lee CV" (PDF). Retrieved 18 June 2017.
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