Katie Matthew

COL Katie Matthew serves as an Academy Professor at the United States Military Academy (West Point) since 2021, currently holding roles as Deputy Department Head, Program Director for Sociology, and Program Director for the Eisenhower Leader Development Program. A career Army logistician with 20+ years of service, she has commanded units from platoon through battalion level and completed five combat deployments spanning Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and Inherent Resolve.

Her academic credentials include:

• Ph.D. from George Mason University
• M.A. in Defense and Strategic Studies from Naval War College
• M.B.A. from Kansas State University
• B.S. in Sociology from United States Military Academy (2000)

Research focuses on integrating operational military experience with academic theory in leadership development and military sociology. Her work examines behavioral science applications in tactical officer training and sociological dynamics within military organizations, leveraging her unique perspective as both scholar and combat-deployed commander.

Operational highlights include commanding Brigade Troop Support Battalion in Kuwait (2017-2018), serving as Support Operations Officer at Joint Special Operations Command (2015-2017), and leading logistical elements in the 82nd Airborne Division. Deployments covered Afghanistan, Iraq, Uzbekistan, and Qatar across multiple theaters of conflict.