Office of Student Life

Student Activities

Staff

Below you will find profiles for each of our full-time and graduate student staff members in Student Activities. Click on a staff member to get more information or check out our organizational chart here: Student Activities Organizational Chart

Matt Couch, Ph.D.

  • Title: Associate Dean of Students
  • Phone: 614-688-5460
  • Email: couch.28@osu.edu
  • Education: BS in Psychology and Linguistics, The College of William & Mary in Virginia; MA in Higher Education and Student Affairs, The Ohio State University; Ph.D., Higher Education and Student Affairs, The Ohio State University
As Associate Dean of Students, Dr. Matt Couch oversees student and family engagement initiatives, supporting the directors of the Ohio Union and Student Activities, Parent and Family Relations, Student Conduct, and Student Life Sustainability Education and Engagement. Matt coordinates Student Life's new student orientation programs, serves as a liaison to Student Life colleagues on Ohio State's regional campuses, and engages in shared governance as the administrator for the Council on Student Affairs. He is also an adjunct instructor in the higher education and student affairs master's program. Matt earned bachelor's degrees in psychology and linguistics from the College of William & Mary and both an MA and a Ph.D. in higher education and student affairs from Ohio State. He has worked in Student Life at Ohio State since 1997.