Matt's research interests include: fire severity and fuel estimation using remote sensing; landscape variation in wildfire effects; land management outcomes during wildfire; eucalypt fire ecology. 

Matt completed his Honours at the ANU in bushfire ecology, and has previously worked on projects related to environmental monitoring and natural hazards in the private and public industries. He has collaborated with the ACT Government to provide information to help inform their bushfire management strategies, and contributes to the teaching of fire, climate, and GIS courses at the ANU.