Matthew Parent

Dr. Matthew J. Parent is the Impact and Outreach Coordinator for the Project on Managing the Atom. He also serves as Faculty Assistant for Prof. Matthew Bunn. Before coming to the Kennedy School, Matthew was an adjunct professor of political science at Clark University and the University of Connecticut, teaching courses related to international relations and security studies. Concurrently, Matthew also served as a graduate assistant and researcher at the Center for Judaic Studies at UConn.

Matthew also coordinates the various fellowship programs at Managing the Atom.

He holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Massachusetts, an MA in World Politics from the Catholic University of America, an MA in Political Science from UConn, a graduate certificate in Human Rights from UConn's Human Rights Institute, and a PhD in Political Science from UConn. His dissertation analyzes public perceptions of military technology, reviewing both material capabilities and popular culture. It is titled: "Shaping the Battlefield: Assessing the Symbolic Role of Military Technologies."