Matthew Wilkie

Matthew Wilkie is currently serving as Chair of The Carolina Emerging Scholars Board, board member for the SC National Association of Social Workers, and committee member for the SC National Association of Social Workers Government Affairs Committee. Matthew earned a Bachelor of Liberal Studies with an emphasis in English and History from the University of South Carolina, and is currently a graduate student in the College of Social Work pursuing a Master of Clinical Social Work emphasizing in Individuals, Families and Groups. Matthew's undergraduate thesis, entitled Pathway to Failure in the Southern Black Belt: Literacy Issues in Adolescent African American Males, focuses on literacy issues in young African American boys in southern states, and specifically addresses the issue from an English, Historical and Sociological perspective. Matthew has recently presented his research on "Domestic Violence and Children" at the South Carolina National Association of Social Workers annual symposium. Matthew's research interests include child trauma, trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy, and the impact trauma and spirituality have on the development of the brain.