Professor of Emerging Media and Assistant Director, University of Central Florida.

Matt is a Professor of Emerging Media and Assistant Director at the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) School of Visual Arts & Design (SVAD) in Orlando, Florida. He aims to empower others through creative practice while delivering arts and cultural impact to underserved communities. Matt has been awarded the UCF Undergraduate Teacher of the Year and the Chuck D. Dziuban Award for Excellence in Online Teaching.

Matt serves as Creative Director of Limbitless Solutions, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to empower confidence and increase accessibility in the limb difference community through providing art-infused bionics. At Limbitless, he leads developing and producing expressive 3D-printed bionic limbs, interactive alternative controllers, and bionic training video games for children.

Matt strongly believes that the influences and implementation of digital creative practice should be used for the betterment of our society and to help positively shape its future.