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Monica Matthieu, Ph.D., M.S.W., LCSW

Professor; Director of the School of Social Work Continuing Education Program
School of Social Work

Courses Taught

Advanced Clinical Practice with Families and Groups; Advanced Clinical Practice; Social Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups; Community Theory & Practice; Social Policy; Social Justice: Special Topics; Evidence Based Practice in Community Mental Health; Evidence Based Practice with Children and Adolescents; Social Work Practice with Veterans and Military Service Members; Advanced Social Work Practice in Trauma with Adults; Motivational Interviewing; Evaluating Human Service Programs

Education

  • Ph.D., Social Work, Columbia University
  • M.S.W., Tulane University
  • B.A., Social Work, Northwestern State University-Natchitoches, LA

Research Interests

  • Access to and quality of mental health services for veterans, military service members, and their families
  • Evaluation of evidence-based practices, programs, and policies related to trauma treatment and suicide prevention
  • Statutory and congressional reporting requirements
  • Implementation science and mental health services research
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)

Publications and Media Placements

  1. DeBeer, B.B., Matthieu, M.M., Degutis, L.C., Clafferty, S., Blessing, A. Quan, C. & Morisette, S.B. (2025). Firearms lethal means safety in veterans: Attitudes towards involving a concerned significant other. Journal of Military, Veteran, and Family Health, 11(1), 23-31.
  2. Matthieu, M. M., Oliver, C. M., McCullough, J. A., Mallory, M. J., Taylor, L. D., Koget, J. A., Jensen, J., Adkins, D. A., Smith, R. M., & Garner, K. K. (2024). Advance Care Planning via Group Visits: Training clinical professionals to deliver a patient centered intervention in healthcare settings. BMC Medical Education, 24, 1134
  3. Matthieu, M. M., Adkins, D. A., Jones, L., Oliver, C. M., Suarez, J. H., Johnson, B., & Ritchie, M. J. (2024). Linking implementation science and policy: Processes and tools for congressionally mandated implementation, evaluation, and reporting. Health Services Research, 59(2), Article e14357.
  4. Waliski, A., Matthieu, M.M., Allison, M. K., Wilson, M.P., Skaggs, E. M., Adkins, D.A., & Owen, R. R. (2023). Emergency departments treating veterans for suicide: Ensuring quality care for veterans outside of VA facilities. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 49(2) 255-265
  5. Chavez, M. A., Blevins, K. R., Brown, C., Giles, A. J., Matthieu, M. M., Wester, M., Heuer, J., Hahm, B., Lind, J., Melillo, C., Dillahunt-Aspillaga, C., Slone, L. O., & Besterman-Dahan, K. (2022). The future of veteran community engagement: Perspectives on engaging veterans and other stakeholders in research agenda setting. Journal of Veterans Studies, 8(2), 21–35. MSP Full Narratives – Monica Matthieu. 
  6. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2025). Public Law No: 116-171, Section 201 Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program Final Report submitted to the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees, DVA: Authors.
  7. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2024). Public Law No: 116-171, Section 201 Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program Interim Report submitted to the House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees, DVA: Authors.
  8. Military Officer Association. “A Desire to Serve: Retired Veterans find deeper connection and renewed purpose in volunteering” Kathie Rowell
  9. The Pat Tilman Foundation “Tim Smith Supports Veterans through Entrepreneurship https://pattillmanfoundation.org/news-media/tim-smith-supports-veterans-through-entrepreneurship/. • "Veterans And PTSD: How Volunteering Can Bring Healing" - WUWM 89.7 Milwaukee's NPR, July 2018
  10. "Finding purpose through community service: Volunteer programs help Vets reintegrate into society, improve mental health" - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, October 2017

Professional Organizations and Associations

  • Central Arkansas VA Healthcare System
  • Research social worker

Community Work and Service

Matthieu's community service, mentoring and teaching focus on improving the access to and the quality of mental health services for veterans, their families and their communities. 

Prior to joining the faculty, she worked for five years as a clinical social worker and trauma therapist at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Readjustment Counseling Services' New Orleans Vet Center.