Matthew W. Wilson, PhD, is Chair and Professor of Geography at the University of Kentucky and Associate at the Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard University.

He directs Mapshop, a community mapping lab, and he is an editor at cultural geographies, an international, peer-reviewed quarterly journal. His most recent book is New Lines: Critical GIS and the Trouble of the Map (University of Minnesota Press). He has previously taught at Ball State University and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and his current research examines mid-20th century, digital mapping practices. He holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Washington, where he also earned a Masters degree. He completed his undergraduate studies in geography and computer science at Northwest Missouri State University.