Director & Tenured Associate Professor, Taylor Leadership Institute
Matthew Ohlson has a Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Policy with a specialization in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida. He also received comprehensive leadership training from the New York City Leadership Academy and the The Schlechty/Hohmann Principals Academy. His K-12 experience includes roles as a 15-year teacher and school leader in the Boston Public Schools and the Florida Global School. In higher education, Dr. Ohlson served as a clinical instructor at the University of Florida, Director of the nationally recognized C.A.M.P. mentoring program and leadership facilitator at the Lastinger Center for Learning. Matthew has also conducted comprehensive program evaluation for state agencies and helped to develop the new Florida Education Leadership Exam (FELE). Most recently, he served as an educational consultant with the Florida Department of Education, training educators and leaders throughout the state as they transition to the new curriculum standards.
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About Matthew A. Ohlson
Matthew Ohlson has a Ph.D. in Educational Administration and Policy with a specialization in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Florida. He also received comprehensive leadership training from the New York City Leadership Academy and the The Schlechty/Hohmann Principals Academy. His K-12 experience includes roles as a 15-year teacher and school leader in the Boston Public Schools and the Florida Global School. In higher education, Dr. Ohlson served as a clinical instructor at the University of Florida, Director of the nationally recognized C.A.M.P. mentoring program and leadership facilitator at the Lastinger Center for Learning. Matthew has also conducted comprehensive program evaluation for state agencies and helped to develop the new Florida Education Leadership Exam (FELE). Most recently, he served as an educational consultant with the Florida Department of Education, training educators and leaders throughout the state as they transition to the new curriculum standards.
| Present | Assistant Professor, University of North Florida ‐ Taylor Leadership Institute | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2023 | Community Engagement Grant: To support leadership mentoring activities embedded within the C.A.M.P. Osprey mentoring program |
| Cummer Family Foundation | |
| Role: PI | |
| $9,900 | |
| 2023 | Community Investment Grant: To support the expansion of the CAMP Osprey Leadership Mentoring Program |
| Synovus Bank. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $2,000 | |
| 2023 | Community Partnership Grant: To support the creation of a TLI/Rotary Leadership Lending Library. |
| Downton Rotary Club of Jacksonville | |
| Role: PI | |
| $9,300 | |
| 2022 | Community Engagement Grant: To support leadership mentoring activities embedded within the C.A.M.P. Osprey mentoring program |
| Cummer Family Foundation | |
| Role: PI | |
| $9,800 | |
| 2022 | Community Engagement Grant: To support leadership mentoring activities embedded within the C.A.M.P. Osprey mentoring program |
| Cummer Family Foundation | |
| Role: PI | |
| $9,800 | |
| 2022 | LeaderU Pilot Grant for the 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students: To offer 7 Habits training and certification to all collegiate students and staff as part of a teaching and research partnership |
| Franklin Covey Education | |
| Role: PI | |
| $887,000 | |
| 2022 | Rural Community Impact Grant: To support the college and career readiness of high-needs rural students |
| The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida. | |
| Role: PI | |
| $8,000 | |
| 2021 | Community Engagement Grant: To support leadership mentoring activities embedded within the C.A.M.P. Osprey mentoring program |
| Cummer Family Foundation | |
| Role: PI | |
| $8,800 | |
| 2021 | Community Engagement Grant: To support the leadership mentoring activities embedded within the C.A.M.P. Osprey mentoring program |
| Florida Blue Foundation | |
| Role: PI | |
| $4,000 | |
| 2020 | Bezos Family Foundation Scholarship/Grant: to implement the MSL survey to identify elements of our higher education environment that contributed most significantly to leadership outcomes. |
| The Multi–Institutional Study of Leadership (MSL) | |
| $5,000 | |
| 2020 | Community Engagement Grant: To support leadership mentoring activities embedded within the C.A.M.P. Osprey mentoring program |
| Cummer Family Foundation | |
| Role: PI | |
| $9,800 | |
| 2020 | Community Engagement Grant: To support the leadership mentoring activities embedded within the C.A.M.P. Osprey mentoring program |
| Florida Blue Foundation | |
| Role: PI | |
| $4,000 | |
| 2020 | Education Innovation & Research Grant: The Rural Connect Program is a solution for empowering rural educators as advocates in their professional learning. |
| United States Department of Education (USDOE) | |
| Role: PI | |
| $3,800,000 | |
| 2020 | Frank V. Oliver Endowment Grant: to support the leadership and learning needs of at-risk rural students in Palatka, Florida |
| Community Foundation of Northeast Florida | |
| Role: PI | |
| $15,000 | |
| 2020 | Research and Technology Equipment Support Grant |
| The College of Education and Human Services | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| $2,400 | |
| 2019 | Community Engagement Grant: To support the urban school mentoring activities embedded within the C.A.M.P. Osprey mentoring program |
| Florida Blue Foundation | |
| Role: PI | |
| $4,000 | |
| 2019 | Dean’s Education Advisory Council Faculty Initiatives Grant: C.A.M.P. Osprey: Support program to create lifelong leaders through service-based learning experiences |
| UNF, College of Education and Human Services | |
| Role: PI | |
| $3,000 | |
| 2019 | Financial Literacy Initiatives Community Partnership Grant: To embed groundbreaking financial literacy curriculum into leadership development coursework. |
| Sun Trust Bank | |
| Role: PI | |
| $5,000 | |
| 2019 | Leadership Development Program Grant: to support the leadership development of school administrators in Clay County |
| Clay County School Board and the UNF Center for Urban Education and Policy, | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| $90,000 | |
| 2019 | Partnership Grant: To support leadership mentoring activities embedded within the C.A.M.P. Osprey mentoring program |
| Deerwood (Jacksonville, FL) Rotary Club | |
| Role: PI | |
| $3,000 |
Honors and Awards
- National Jefferson Award for Public Service
- Work of Hear Award, United Way of Gainesville
- Presidential Management Fellow Nominee, College of Education and Graduate School, University of Florida
- Two-time winner, National Hass Laureate Doctoral Fellowship in Instructional Leadership, Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education
- 2022 Gender Equity Award, UNF Women's Center
- 2022 Named to the National Advisory Board, Franklin Covey Higher Education
- 2021 UNF Student Accessibility Services (SAS) “You Care” Award
- 2021 Distinguished Research Award at the Institute for Global Business Research IGBR) International Conference. Las Vegas, NV.
- 2021 Faculty Research/Scholarship Impact Award- UNF Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
- 2021 Named Affiliated Faculty for the Lastinger Center for Learning at the University of Florida
| 2009 | Ph.D., University of Florida ‐ Educational Administration and Policy, Curriculum and Instruction (minor) | |
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| 2002 | M.Ed., Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA ‐ Instructional Technology | |
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| 1996 | B.A., Brandeis University, Waltham, MA ‐ Sociology and Elementary Education | |
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Links
- University of North Florida, College of Education and Human Services
- Faculty Profile
- Florida Association of Professors of Educational Leadership
- University Council for Educational Administration
- Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
- Kappa Delta Pi- International Honor Society in Education
Contact Information
University of North Florida
College of Education and Human Services
57/3431
(904) 620-5271
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