Matthew Pearson (mateo)
MATEO Lab Director
Matthew R. Pearson (a.k.a. mateo)
I'm an experimental psychologist passionate about mentoring and conducting research that can help alleviate human suffering. I work well with people who share these passions and those who are not offended by an irreverent interpersonal style.
2022-present Research Professor, University of New Mexico, Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addictions
2020-2022 Research Associate Professor, University of New Mexico, Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addictions
2014-2020 Research Assistant Professor, University of New Mexico, Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addictions
2012-2014 Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of New Mexico, Center on Alcohol, Substance use, And Addictions
2012 Applied Experimental Psychology, Ph.D. 2012 Old Dominion University
2009 Experimental Psychology, M.S. 2009 Old Dominion University
2005 Psychology Major, B.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Current Lab Members
Deanna Sprunk (ds, Senior Program Manager)
ds is to the lab what gravity is to standing on the earth. In addition to being the best damned administrator I've ever worked with, I care for her deeply and will fight you if you have a problem with that! Not "literally," but literally.
Mason L. Hatwan 2025-present (2025 Year, Postdoctoral Fellow, RM1DA055301)
Joey C. Mok 2024-present (Research Coordinator)
Chloe E. Martinez 2025-present(Research Coordinator)
Current Research Assistants
Vanessa C.Hernandez
Jenny L. Nguyen
Kaviya Thiyagaragan
Joseph S.Lutz
Kaelyn Gieske
Zurial Lamour
Former Post-Doctoral Fellows
Kevin S. Montes 2015-2018 (Associate Professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills)
Adrian J. Bravo 2016-2019 (Associate Professor at William & Mary)
Katherine (Kait) Hirchak 2018-2020 (Associate Professor at Washington State University)
Frank J. Schwebel 2020-2023 (Research Assistant Professor at UNM CASAA)
Dylan K. Richards 2020-2023 (Assistant Professor at University of Georgia)
Verlin W. Joseph 2021-2023 (Assistant Professor at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center)
Matison W. McCool 2022-2024 (Research Assistant Professor at UNM CASAA)
Christian C. Garcia 2023-2024 (Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Cincinnati)
Kalina Fahey 2023-2025 (Clinical Research Associate at UNM CASAA)
Nina Christie 2023-2025 (Research Assistant Professor at Loyola Marymount University)
Former Research Assistants
Alyssa Allen, Haydee Andujo, Susan Baumgardner (Ph.D. student, Clinical Psychology at Colorado State University), Laura G. Boothe (RN, University of Virginia Children's Hospital, also my sister from another mister), David Brown, Jude Chavez (M.A. Counseling student, University of New Mexico), Olivia Cole, Catherine Rose Cole, Matthew Crockett, Lizeth Cueto, Brittany DeAngelo, Stephanie DeLang, Chloe J. Espinosa, Stephen Frazier, Gabriel J. Gonzales, Andres Grajeda (M.A., Counseling, University of New Mexico), Isabella Gutierrez,Savaunah A. Herrera (MBA student), Stephanie Hood (M.A., Counseling, Marquette University), Megan Horowitz, Fillip Kosorukov, Adrienne Lawless, Jenae Lynch, MacKenzie May (Ph.D., Counseling Psychology, American Lake VA), Peter Minge, Aurelie Mujynya (BSN student, Arizona State University), Matthew Jerome Pearson (M.D., Resident, Owensboro Health Regional Hospital, also not related at all, just coincidentally given the same name), Bianca Rogers, Ricardo A. Rubio (Ph.D. student, Social Psychology, University of Utah), Mariah Sandoval, Jesus Schink, Monica Serna, Sarah Simons, Elisha Sneddy, Melissa Sotelo, Kristin Tubb, Christopher Upton, Angelica Valazquez, Andrew Weinstein (Ph.D., Social Psychology, University of Houston, Postdoctoral Researcher at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - West), Natalie M. Wendel, Cynthia Wenzl, Alexander Win (M.D. student, University of New Mexico)