Matthew Ohlson has received UNF’s Gender Equity Award, which recognizes individuals that actively promote women’s growth and work to improve the position of women at the university. Ohlson’s research and community engagement work applies leadership development for increased outcomes.

Ohlson collaborates with K-12 schools, athletic teams, and businesses and nonprofits to implement a career mentorship and speaker series that features powerful women in the Jacksonville community. His research, which focuses on empowering female leaders, has helped increase the percentage of the leadership courses at UNF being taught by women, which is now over 80%.