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Natasha Matos

  • Lab Director for Statistics
Natasha Matos

Natasha Matos is a Lab Director in the department of Psychology and Education. She develops the Psychology Statistics Lab curriculum and mentors a team of teaching assistants for the Psychology Statistics course. In addition to teaching the Psychology Statistics labs, she also teaches sections of Research Methods in Psychology labs. Matos is interested in community building both inside and outside of the laboratory. She is a licensed mental health counselor and worked in community mental health for many years before returning to 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ.

Education

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor
  • M.A., Lesley University
  • B.A., 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ College

Happening at 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ

Recent Campus News

69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ faculty and staff worked with the Fimbel Maker & Innovation Lab to create a variety of new tactile tools to use to teach statistics who have accessibility needs.

A toolbox for more accessible statistics

69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ faculty and staff have created the first website of its kind addressing statistic students’ accessibility needs.

The Accessible Toolbox

A 69¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ College team of researchers is providing new resources to make learning statistics more accessible to students with disabilities.

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Recent Publications

Whitehead-Pleaux, A., Donnenwerth, A. M., Robinson, B., Hardy, S., Oswanski, L. G., Forinash, M., Hearns, M. C., Anderson, N., & Tan, X. (2013). Music therapists’ attitudes and actions regarding the LGBTQ community: A preliminary report. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 40(4), 409–414.

Whitehead-Pleaux, A., Donnenwerth, A., Robinson, B., Hardy, S., Oswanski, L., Forinash, M., Hearns, M., Anderson, N., & York, E. (2012). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning: Best practices in music therapy. Music Therapy Perspectives, 30(2), 158–166.

Whitehead-Pleaux, A. M., Zebrowski, N., Baryza, M. J., & Sheridan, R. L. (2007). Exploring the effects of music therapy on pediatric pain: Phase 1. Journal of Music Therapy, 44(3), 217–241.

Recent Honors

Matos, J., and Matos, N. (2025, May 27-31). Building Bridges and Creating Community: Risking Vulnerability in Classroom Spaces [Conference presentation]. National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in Higher Education 2025, New York, NY, United States.

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