Matt Puretz

Senior Researcher

Matt Puretz (he/they) is a Senior Researcher at CSS. He specializes in connecting creators to evidence-based insights from media psychology, helping them develop content that inspires social impact. He has consulted for several media companies including YouTube and Fred Rogers Productions. He attended the social psychology doctoral program at the University of Colorado Boulder for four years, earning five grants for research projects related to media representation and prejudice, before leaving academia with a Master's degree in social psychology and a graduate certificate in quantitative methods. In his work, he aims to help make media a place where more people feel seen and supported.