Matthew Cline

A current graduate student with a unique foundation of real-world application within the behavioral health industry. With experiences in the clinical space and education in administration, I hope to start a health care career in a role that values both. I consider emotional intelligence to be a natural strong suit of mine which helps fuel the motivation to master the ins and outs of complex health systems.

YHSI Case Competition - 3rd Place

Yale University

02/2023

• A team of two others and I spent three months developing a business model for a North Carolina-based organization that serves the Intellectual and Developmental Disabled (IDD) population.
• Explored service line integration with appropriate markets, quality metrics and value based payment structures, and strategies to recruit and retain service providers.




UCHealth Administrative Internship

University of Colorado Hospital

05/2022 - 08/2022

• Championed three month project to improve functions of behavioral health and workforce security throughout outpatient locations. Project was presented to executive leaders at the end of internship term.

Pediatric Extended Stay Patients: The Invisible Population

University of Colorado Denver, Author, precepted by Fred Washburn and staff at Childrens Hospital Colorado

01/2024 through 05/2024

• MBA, MHA capstone project presented to program's director and cohort as well as administration at Childrens Hospital Colorado.
• "The goal of this paper was to research and assess parts of Colorado’s healthcare landscape in hopes to reveal primary pain points responsible for an extended stay in the Emergency Department."

Relationship Between Later Life Outcomes and Religion Among Different Cohorts

Missouri State University, Co-author, advised by Dr. Kyler Sherman-Wilkins

03/2020

• Submitted abstract was accepted to 2020 MSS (Midwest Sociological Society) annual meeting.
• "Seeks to examine the extent to which early life adversity impacts later life cognitive function and whether or not the effects of early life adversity on cognitive function is moderated by religiosity in older adulthood."

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Trends in Social Disparities in Hospitalizations: Results from the National Health Interview Study

Missouri State University, Author, advised by Dr. Kyler Sherman-Wilkins

10/2020

• Submitted abstract was accepted to 2021 MSS (Midwest Sociological Society) annual meeting.
• "In this Paper, we draw on Nation Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data from 2000-2018 to examine trends in hospitalization across race/ethnicity, gender, and education level. We also Investigate whether the disparities across race/ethnicity, gender, and education level change over time."