Guest Speaker

The Whole Chimpanzee Oregon Science Teachers' Association Annual Conference Portland, Oregon (2007)

The Legacy of Gombe National Park Oregon Zoo A.P.E. Committee (2006)

Gombe at 45 Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (2005)

ChimpanZoo Research and Gombe Research Center Forest Ridge Elementary Salem/ Keizer School District (2005)

Chimpanzees and Research at Gombe National Park Robert Straub Environmental Learning Center (2005)

Publications

Matthews, Eric. (2004)The State of Harmony in the Oregon Zoo Chimpanzee Social Group. ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, Chicago, Ill.., The Jane Goodall Institute

Matthews, Eric. (2003) The Correlation Between Play Behavior and Personality in Captive Chimpanzees. ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, Boca Raton, FL., The Jane Goodall Institute

Matthews, Eric. (2002) The Evolution of Primate Play: What are the similarities and difference in primate play with apes and humans . ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, Sacramento CA., The Jane Goodall Institute

Matthews, Eric. (2001) Social behavior of long-term captive chimpanzees: The occurrence of solitary, agonistic and affinitive behavior in long-term relationships of captive chimpanzees . ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, Portland OR., The Jane Goodall Institute

Matthews, Eric. (1999) Effective Teaching of Primate Anatomy and Behavior in the Middle and High School Classroom. ChimpanZoo Conference Proceedings, Manhattan KS., The Jane Goodall Institute

Books

Matthews, Eric. (1997) Bridge Construction: An Introduction to Applied Science
Matthews, Eric. (1992) Going Ape! An Introduction to Primate Anatomy and Behavior
Matthews, Eric. (1988) The World Right Under Your Nose! An Introduction to Microscopic Life

Awards

(1997) 50 Bright Idea Awards, Best Classroom Practices, Chevron Education Award, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and California Academy of Sciences