Charles Mathias, Ph.D.

Charles W. Mathias PhD is a behavioral health researcher and Associate Professor at the University of Texas Health Science in San Antonio. His research has been influential in defining how impulsiveness is measured and interpreted. This work focuses on people experiencing mental illness and their interaction with state and local safety net systems. He is the research and communications lead for the statewide Texas Targeted Opioid Response projects and is the policy director for National Rural Telementoring Center. As a Rapid Response Network member at the Research-to-Policy Collaboration, he contributes to policy analyses on behavioral health and substance use in the US. Dr. Mathias has a BS in Psychology from Indiana University and an MS and PhD from the University of New Orleans in Applied Biopsychology.