Johnny Matson

Who is Johnny Matson?

Johnny Lee Matson is Professor and Distinguished Research Master in the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University. Matson is known for his extensive research with people with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders.

Matson was born on June 23, 1951 in Watseka, Illinois. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and Biology from Eastern Illinois University in 1973, a Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology, also from Eastern Illinois University the following year. Matson received a Ph.D. in Psychology from Indiana State University in 1976 and completed his Internship in Clinical Psychology at Central Louisiana State Hospital, Pineville, Louisiana. He served as the Program Director at the Jemison Center, Partlow State School and Hospital, Tuscaloosa, Alabama from 1977-1978. Matson then accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Child Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh from 1978 through 1981.