Matthew Schmidt, Ph.D., is a dual appointee in political science and criminal justice. His research focuses on strategic decision-making. He is finishing a book on using methodologies from design for decision-making under conditions of extreme uncertainty for Wiley/Jossey-Bass. Schmidt is an expe...
Matthew Schmidt, Ph.D., is a dual appointee in political science and criminal justice. His research focuses on strategic decision-making. He is finishing a book on using methodologies from design for decision-making under conditions of extreme uncertainty for Wiley/Jossey-Bass. Schmidt is an expert on Russia, Ukraine and military strategy related to those countries. In 2012 he was named #22 on FastCompany Magazine's list of the top 100 Most-Creative People in Business for his work linking creative design methodologies to strategic planning. His work has appeared in ForeignPolicy.com, Military Review, Review of Politics, and Demokratizatsiya. Schmidt founded the "Matters Military" blog at the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. Schmidt taught military operations planning and political science at the U.S. Army's School of Advanced Military Studies before joining UNH. Schmidt holds a Ph.D. in government from Georgetown University and an M.A. in Russian studies from the University of Kansas.