Matthew Bogenschutz
Email: mdbogenschut@vcu.edu
Phone: (804) 828-2863
Pronouns: He/him
Matthew Bogenschutz, Ph.D., centers his research on the policies and practices that support community living for people with disabilities, with a particular focus on social inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities, self-directed Medicaid HCBS and the effects of policy change on outcomes for individuals with disabilities.
His current research work, federally funded through the National Institutes on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, integrates data on support needs, Medicaid expenditures and personal outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to develop a picture of how program costs translate to life outcomes for people in this population. Much of his current research is conducted in collaboration with the Partnership for People with Disabilities, Virginia’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.
Dr. Bogenschutz is the director of the Virginia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program (Va-LEND), funded by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The program brings together students and faculty from 16 different disciplines to learn about providing quality service to children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families, grounded in the MCH Leadership Competencies.
Dr. Bogenschutz has a passion for teaching social work and interdisciplinary students at all levels about social welfare policy and policy practice. His teaching draws on a wealth of experience as a practitioner, advocate and researcher to help students think critically about the roles policy can play in either reinforcing or reducing social inequity and what social workers can do to be change agents for a more just policy future.
Dr. Bogenschutz has over 10 years of experience in the field, managing residential facilities for individuals with disabilities and as a mental health clinician. He currently serves the School of Social Work as the elected co-chair of the School Assembly.
Areas of expertise
- Disability Policy and Services
- Inequity, Poverty and Social Welfare Policy
- International Social Work and Global Issues
Education and credentials
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Minnesota
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
M.S.W., University of Minnesota
B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Work
Selected publications
Lineberry, S., & Bogenschutz, M. (2024). Disenfranchisement and voting opportunity among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 14(1), 887-910.
Lineberry, S., Bogenschutz, M., Dinora, P., Prohn, S., Broda, M., & West, A. (2023). Co-occurring mental illness and behavioral support needs in adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Community Mental Health Journall, 59, 1119-1128.
Broda, M., Bogenschutz, M., Dinora, P., Prohn, S., Lineberry, S., & West, A. (2023). Employment and employment goals in matched samples of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities with and without autism. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Lineberry, S., Bogenschutz, M., Dinora, P., & Ayers, K. (2023). The role of information in COVID-19 vaccination among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 61(1), 16-30. https://10.1352/1934-0556-61.1.16.
Dinora, P., Prohn, S., Bogenschutz, M., Broda, M., Lineberry, S., and West, A. (2023). An examination of support needs, supports, and outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 61(1), 65-78.https://doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-61.1.65.
Bogenschutz, M., Dinora, P., Lineberry, S., Prohn, S., Broda, M., & West, A. (2022). Promising practices in the frontiers of quality outcomes measurement for intellectual and developmental disability services. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences: Disability, Rehabilitation, and Inclusion, e871178.
Prohn, S., Dinora, P., Broda, M., Bogenschutz, M., & Lineberry, S. (2022). Measuring four personal opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Inclusion, 10(1), 19-34.
Broda, M., Bogenschutz, M., Dinora, P., Prohn, S., Lineberry, S., & Ross, E. (2021). Using machine learning to predict patterns of employment and day program participation. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 126(6), 477-491.
Lane, S., Kagotho, N., McClendon, J., Flowers, T., Vandestine, T., & Bogenschutz, M. (in press). In their own words: Social work faculty discuss incivility. Social Work Education.
Bogenschutz, M., Broda, M., Lineberry, S., & Prohn, S. (2021). Testing a wellness indicators measure for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Developmental Disabilities Network Journal, 2(1), 85-103.
Robinson Johnson, K., Bogenschutz, M., & Peak, K. (2021). Propositions for race-based research in intellectual and developmental disabilities. Inclusion, 9(3), 156-169.
Bogenschutz, M., Im, H., Liang, A., & Luong. L.Q. (2020). Vietnam and disability rights: Perspectives at the time of ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education.
Cheng, S.L., Prohn, S., Dinora, P., Broda, M., & Bogenschutz, M. (2020). Measuring and tracking personal opportunity outcome measures over three years to guide policy and services that promote inclusive community living. Inclusion. (8)4, 335-350.
Dinora, P., Bogenschutz, M., & Broda, M. (2020). Identifying predictors for enhanced outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 58 (2), 139-157.
Bogenschutz, M., Dinora, P., & Robinson Johnson, K. (2019). Case management workforce supporting people with ID/DD: Indications of a new frontier in the workforce crisis. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, (57)6, 499-511.
Bogenschutz, M., DeCarlo, M., Hall-Lande, J., & Hewitt, A. (2019). Fiscal stewardship, choice, and control: The context of self-directed services for people with IDD in the United States. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 57(2), 158-171.
DeCarlo, M., Bogenschutz, M., Hall-Lande, J., & Hewitt, A. (2019). Implementation of self-directed supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 30(1), 11-21.
Professional highlights
Research projects and funding (current)
- Principal Investigator & Director: Virginia Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (Va-LEND).
Interprofessional education on neurodevelopmental disabilities. Funded by U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau.[2021-2026; $3,115,000] - Co-Investigator: Longitudinally Measuring Personal and Health Outcomes for People with IDD who use Medicaid HCBS.
Longitudinally merges four major IDD datasets to investigate effects of policy change and COVID-19. Funded by National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research. [2021-2024; $600,000]
Selected online resources
- Bogenschutz, M. (2023). Social inclusion and belonging: Research agenda from State of the Science 2022.
- Bogenschutz, M., Kelley, A., Akin, H., & Davis, H. (2022, May). Developmental disability and child welfare: What do you need to know? Facebook Live webinar presented to Virginia child welfare workers in collaboration with the VCU Child Welfare Stipend Program.
- Bogenschutz, M., West, A., Grey, F. & Croyle, E. (2022, May). Learn and Lead with Virginia LEND. Facebook live webinar presented to the Center on Disability Leadership and the Center for Family Involvement.
- Bogenschutz, M., Milling, T., West, A., & Monroe, J. (2020, December). Everyone needs a friend: A discussion on fostering social inclusion. Facebook Live webinar presented to the Center on Disability Leadership and the Center for Family Involvement.
- Bogenschutz, M. (2020, April). Having a life: Building social inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Webinar presented as part of the Developmental Disabilities Lecture Series at the Boggs Center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University. Archived content.
- Disability-Competent Care Curriculum Workgroup. (2018). Curricular Resource on Issues of Disability and Disability Competent Care. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education.
- Bogenschutz, M. (2018). Self-directed services: Tradeoffs and benefits for people with disabilities and their families. Impact, 31(1), 38-39.
- Bogenschutz, M., DeCarlo, M., & Hall-Lande, J. (2019, September). Stewardship, choice, and control: The context of self-direction for people with IDD. Webinar presented to the membership of Applied Self-Direction.
- Neill-Bowen, C., Bogenschutz, M., Ogden, L., Matich-Maroney, J., & Padilla, Y. (2019, May). Building skills to integrate disability-competent practice across the social work curriculum. Webinar sponsored by the Council on Social Work Education.
Accomplishments
- 2015: Council on Social Work Education, Disability Manuscript Award
- Past co-chair, Council on Disabilities and Persons with Disabilities, Council on Social Work Education
- NIDILRR Grant Review Panelist
Media mentions
- Dellinger-Wray, M., & Dinora, P. (2022). The most valuable sticker: I Voted. Parenting Special Needs Magazine, September/October 2022 issue.
- MoneyGeek.com, March 2022. Common ways employers discriminate against the disabled: William Goren Q&A.
- WalletHub.com, September 2021. 2021’s best and worst cities for people with disabilities.
- Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 2019. Chaotic Care: In Wisconsin, people with disabilities can direct their own medical funding.
Teaching areas and interests
Courses
- SLWK 422: Social Welfare Legislation and Services
- SWKD 713: Social Policy Theory and Analysis
- SLWK 380: Foundations of Social Work Research
- SLWK 793/794: Concentration Field Education I and II
- SLWK 492/792/SWKD 792: Independent Study
- IDDS 604/605: LEND Seminar I and II
- IDDS 672: Practicum in Disability Leadership
Areas of teaching and mentoring expertise
In addition to classroom-based teaching, Dr. Bogenschutz is highly invested in helping students succeed beyond the classroom. He is an active advisor and dissertation chair for social work Ph.D. students, faculty teaching mentor in the School of Social Work’s doctoral teaching mentorship program and sponsor of numerous independent study, directed research and honors projects with students at all levels.