Research
Peer-reviewed publications
Van Matre, J. C., I. L. Krakoff, and A. H.Fullerton (2025). A Natural Language Processing Approach to Identifying Partisan Framing of Climate Change Denialism, Fatalism, and Solutions in US Congressional Speeches. Policy Studies Journal, 1–13.
Van Matre, J.C., F. Demeijer, and A. de Wit (2025). Motivating Business Students for Civic Education: Design Principles for Aligning Civic Engagement Programs with Student Motivation. Journal of Business Ethics 203, 751–768.
Van Matre, J. C. and D. Schubotz (2024). Young people with LGB identity and their sense of belonging: Evidence from Northern Ireland – a society emerging from violent social conflict.Children and Youth Services Review, 159, 107536.
Van Matre, J.C. (2024). Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth Volunteering Behaviors: Evidence from Northern Ireland. Journal of Philanthropy and Marketing, 29(2); Special issue: Attracting Younger Generations for a More Diverse Range of Philanthropists.
Van Matre, J.C., R.H.P.F. Bekkers, M. Huizinga, and A. de Wit (2023). Civic-mindedness and discipline selection: Do civically-minded students cluster within disciplines?. European Journal of Higher Education, 14(2), 228–248.
Van Matre, J.C. (2023). Gender Expression and Students’ Lived Experiences on College Campuses. Journal of College Student Development, 54(3), 341-363.
Van Matre, J.C., R.H.P.F. Bekkers, M. Huizinga, and A. de Wit (2023). Civic-mindedness is more than Personality: Untangling the Overlapping Constructs of Service Motivation, Civic Efficacy and the Big Five. Journal of Individual Differences, 45(2).
Under peer-review
Van Matre, J.C., R.H.P.F. Bekkers, and M. Huizinga. Framing service-learning experiences for business students: Evidence from a survey experiment engaging prosocial and pre-professional identities.
Funding
The British Academy Seed Funding Award. (£4,200) Angels and Devils in Policy Debate: How Character-Based Narratives Shape Public Opinion. 2026.
European Consortium for Sociological Research Visiting Researcher Travel Grant. (€1555) 2023.
Work in progress
Van Matre, J.C., A. Fullerton. Deep Stories, Macro Narratives, and Structure of Narrative Congruence in the Narrative Policy Framework.
Oluwadamilola, D., J. Van Matre, J. Ballantine, L. Bradley-McCauley, K. Miller. Local Policy Innovation under Conditions of Resource Uncertainty: Insights from Decentralised Governance in Northern Ireland.
Van Matre, J.C., A. Fullerton. Ministerial Communication and Conflict/Collaborative Dynamics in Consociational Systems: Evidence from Northern Ireland.