• Research Coordinator
Email
robe0290@umn.edu
Phone
+1 612-624-1489
Address
Masonic Institute on the Developing Brain
Annex 2-509d [map]
2025 E River Pkwy
MInneapolis, MN 55414

Matt Roberts is a Research and Evaluation Coordinator at the Institute on Community Integration. His current work focuses on several large-scale evaluation projects, including a project of national significance on transition outcomes, an evaluation of the feasibility and usability of the PAVE services and outcomes system in California, and a multi-phased evaluation of the Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools program across multiple schools in the United States.

In addition, he continues his work as part of the Rehabilitation and Research Training Center on Outcome Measurement (RTCOM), where he contributes to efforts to improve outcome measurement for individuals receiving Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) and to expand system knowledge of HCBS measurement.

Previously, he provided evaluation assistance on other projects, including the Joint Legislative Audit Review Committee in the state of Washington and the Children, Youth, and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) initiative, supporting multiple projects serving vulnerable populations across the United States and its territories.

Projects

Project

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on HCBS Outcome Measurement (RTC-OM)

Evaluates measures of the quality of life experienced by people with disabilities as a result of receiving services and supports. Past measures tended to focus on money spent on services for …

Project

Special Olympics Partnerships

ICI researchers (Abery, Ticha, and Houseworth) have received funding from Special Olympics International, North America, and Minnesota (SOI, SONA, and SOMN) to collaborate on initiatives to …

Project

Person-centered Advocacy Vision Education (PAVE)

ICI’s role in the PAVE project (carried out by the California Community Living Network – CCLN) is to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the PAVE (Person-centered Advocacy Vision Education) …

Products

Transition of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities from School to Adulthood: A Scoping Review

Objectives : Transition from school to adulthood is important in the lives of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This study seeks to identify what models, policies and trends …

Published: 2025