Matthew J. Mayhew (he/his) is the William Ray and Marie Adamson Flesher Professor of Educational Administration with a focus on Higher Education and Student Affairs at The Ohio State University. He has focused his research on examining the relationship between college and its influence on student learning and democratic outcomes. To support the study of college and its impact on student development and learning, he has been awarded more than $25 million in funding from sources including but not limited to the United States Department of Education; the National Science Foundation; and the Templeton Religious Trust. He has been on the editorial boards of the Journal of Higher Education, Research in Higher Education, and the Journal of College Student Development and was named recently as a 2025 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Fellow. He received his B.A. from Wheaton College, Illinois; his Master’s degree from Brandeis University; and his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Matthew J. Mayhew
The Ohio State University, USA
Keynote Speaker