Matt Lambert

Matt Lambert is a Professor and Head of the Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research focuses on assessment for children with disabilities, particularly psychodiagnostic testing, strength-based assessment, and cross-cultural test adaptations. His work addresses systemic inequities in special education, especially for culturally, linguistically, and ethnically diverse students.

• Scholarship supported by grants from the Institute of Education Sciences, National Institutes of Health, and other federal agencies
• Co-authored 15+ recent publications (2025–2021) on topics including behavioral trends, psychometric validation, and parental involvement

His studies employ epidemiological approaches to analyze long-term population patterns in emotional and behavioral disorders. Key collaborations include co-authors like Antonis Katsiyannis, Mark Epstein, and Kristin Duppong Hurley. Lambert's research also explores test development in global educational contexts.