Executive Leadership & Expert Bios

Matt Breiding, PhD

Behavioral Scientist, Division of Violence Prevention, NCIPC

Matt Breiding, PhD, serves as a behavioral scientist in the Division of Violence Prevention. He works on projects related to the surveillance of intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and child abuse, both domestic and international.

He began his career at CDC as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer, assigned to CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention. Upon completion of his two-year EIS fellowship he remained with the Division of Violence Prevention, serving as a behavioral scientist.

Dr. Breiding received a bachelor of science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Ohio State University, and masters and doctoral degrees in Counseling Psychology from the University of Notre Dame. He completed a post-doctoral clinical residency at the Washington University in St. Louis Student Health and Counseling Center. He is a licensed psychologist in the state of Missouri.

He has authored and coauthored more than 40 presentations, abstracts, and publications and has received a number of awards for his work in public health.

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