Place, Arts and Cultural Systems Lab

• Professor, Urban Studies and Community Development
• Director, School of the Arts, Boise State University

• Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Boise State University

• Associate Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Wayne State University

• Professor of Urban Affairs, Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education, Cleveland State University

• Ph.D. Candidate, Urban Affairs and Public Policy, Joseph R. Biden Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware

• Assistant Professor of Public and Applied Humanities, University of Arizona

• Assistant Professor, Graphic Design, Boise State University

• Associate Professor of Organizational Studies and Program in the Environment; Director of Program in the Environment; Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, University of Michigan

Matthew Wordell is a creative professional and business owner passionate about empowering aspiring artists and entrepreneurs through creative programs, non-profit partnerships, education and mentorship. Matthew has worked in creative industries for over a decade, developing community-based photography programs for Treefort Music Fest and producing documentary photographic work for National Geographic, Carnegie Institute and National Science Foundation involving carbon and volcanological research in Guatemala, Ecuador, Chile and Papua New Guinea. He currently co-owns and operates Visionkit Studio, a commercial video and stills production company in Garden City. Matthew holds a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and is currently pursuing his PhD in Public Policy and Administration. His research interests include policy entrepreneurship in the creative economy and policy innovation/adoption strategies.