Owen Matson, Ph.D.

𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, not entitlement—starting at a community college and later earning a Ph.D. from Princeton, where I was awarded the Whiting Fellowship for Distinguished Work in the Humanities. My work has always explored how media and technology shape cognition, authorship, and pedagogy—research I continued as a Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow in Digital Pedagogy at Georgia Tech, where I joined EdTech research with real-world classroom design. 𝐈’𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝐬,long before it was widely recognized as “EdTech.” My work blends systems thinking, networked cognition, and inclusive design—bringing academic rigor into scalable, equity-focused platforms. I’ve led education product strategy and learning experience design at the intersection of UX, pedagogy, and content—developing AI-integrated frameworks, SEL-centered tools, and professional learning experiences for real classrooms. 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝟭𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗞–𝟭𝟮, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀, I’ve spent the past decade leading content and product strategy in fast-scaling business environments. I've managed direct reports in content, marketing, and UX; built contributor networks of 200+ specialists; and developed platform-integrated instructional systems serving millions of users. I’ve created scalable content ecosystems and led cross-functional teams across education, pharma, AV, food manufacturing, and design—producing everything from blogs and white papers to instructional video series, product webpages, and multimedia course design. 𝐈 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬, and designing learning systems that scale across modalities and users. My approach is shaped by a lifelong commitment to pedagogy, a deep respect for the complexity of learning, and a belief that education products should reflect the minds they serve.