John Matkovic
Assistant Professor
Health Sciences
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FHS Felmley Hall Of Science 305
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- About
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Current Courses
HSC 209.001 Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health
HSC 209.003 Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health
HSC 297.001 Human Disease: Principles and Prevention
HSC 286.001 Needs Assessment In Health Education
HSC 258.001 Epidemiology
HSC 296.001 Health Behavior And Theory
HSC 395.001 Health Communication And Social Marketing
HSC 495.001 Health Communication And Social Marketing
HSC 209.002 Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health
PhD Health Education
The University of Toledo
Other Master of Public Health
Michigan State University
BS Microbiology
Michigan State University
Journal Article
Clemens, K., Matkovic, J., & Wesselmann, E. Psychosocial Influences on Pain in Transgender Individuals. Laura Case (EDs). Frontiers in Pain Research, section Abdominal and Pelvic Pain 6 (2025)
Glassman, T., Matkovic, J., Sheu, J., Demers, A., Glassman, J., & Thompson, C. A video intervention to address college students’ study habits and wellness behaviors during exams. (2022)
Matkovic, J., McKenzie, N., Sheu, J., Glassman, J., Kruse-Diehr, J., & Glassman, T. A health communication campaign designed to improve study habits and wellness: a feasibility study. (2022)
Matkovic, J., Clemens, K., Faasse, K., & Geers, A. Handwashing Message Type Predicts Behavioral Intentions in the United States at the Beginning of the Global COVID-19 Pandemic. Frontiers in Public Health 9 (2021)
Matkovic, J., Clemens, K., Faasse, K., & Geers, A. Handwashing message type predicts behavioral intentions in the United States at the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Presentations
Belonging and mental health in U.S. College students: Associations with depression, anxiety, stress, and academic outcomes. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting 2025. (2025)
A need for sexual health education? queer women experience more pain during sex and expectations for dyspareunia. American Public Health Association (APHA). (2024)
Always on: phone use and perceptions among college students. National SOPHE Annual Meeting 2024. SOPHE. (2024)
Psychological factors contributing to pain during vaginal intercourse: The role of response expectancy. American Public Health Association (APHA). (2024)
A Video Intervention to Address College Students’ Study Habits and Wellness Behaviors During Exams.. American Public Health Association Annual conference. (2021)
Simple exchange messages improve COVID-19 handwashing intentions through changes in positive affect.. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. (2021)
A health communication campaign designed to improve study habits and wellness. American Public Health Association Annual conference. (2020)
The association between self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and selected socio-demographic variables and patients’ self-management of chronic kidney disease. Society of Public Health Educators Annual Conference. (2020)
Is self-efficacy to succeed at work a predictor of health status among low-income job seekers?. Midwest Graduate Research Symposium. (2019)
Self-reported stress mediates the relationship between self-efficacy to succeed at work and self-reported health status among low income adults. Ohio SOHPE HEI Conference. (2019)
Grants & Contracts
University Research Grant. Illinois State University - CAST. Illinois State University. (2024)