Faculty & Staff

Alicia Matthews, PhD

Associate Professor
Department of Health Systems Science

NURS 1056
UIC College of Nursing
845 South Damen Avenue (MC 802)
Chicago, IL 60612-7350

Phone: 312.996.7885
Email: aliciak@uic.edu

Research / Discovery
Dr. Matthews’ research focuses on examining the factors associated with physical and mental health disparities among members of marginalized social groups. She has conducted research in the areas of cancer survivorship, cancer prevention, health care utilization, mental illness stigma, and depression. The National Cancer Institute, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and the Boeing Foundation have funded her research.

Current Research Projects:

Information Seeking and Treatment Decision-Making Among Newly Diagnosed African American Cancer Patients Mental Illness Stigma in the African American Community

Teaching / Learning
Dr. Matthews teaches in the Mental Health program in the Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and Administrative Nursing in the College of Nursing. 

Service / Practice
Dr. Matthews serves as a faculty advisor to the university’s National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health. 

Current Research Projects:

• Efficacy of Naltrexone in Women's Smoking Cessation
• Center for Reducing Risks in Vulnerable Populations
• Women's Health & Health Disparities Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People
• Development of a Culturally Targeted Patient Navigation Curriculum for LGBT Adults
• Self-Identities and Risk Behaviors in LGBT Adolescents: A Feasibility Study (co-I)
• Cumulative Stress and Hazardous Drinking in a Community Sample of Lesbians (co-I)