Matt Hawkins - Research Associate

Matt Hawkins is a research associate for Newport Partners LLC. His background includes conducting focus groups, interviews, and qualitative research. He also has experience in policy research and advocacy, predominately on community and environmental issues.

At Newport Partners, he has designed and conducted surveys on topics ranging from new product introduction to measuring brand awareness. Mr. Hawkins prepares case studies and articles on many of our high performance buildings projects and also served as the lead researcher for numerous observation-based case studies.

Mr. Hawkins served as the sponsorship liaison for the Concept Home Omaha project. Besides regularly communicating with the project team, Matt oversaw to the completion process of the documentation necessary to earn LEED Silver, NAHB Green Building Guidelines, and Environments for Living certifications. He continues to consult with other builders on how to achieve LEED certification.

Mr. Hawkins earned a master’s degree from Bowling Green State University. He also has a B.S.B.A in marketing and a B.A. in political science, both from West Virginia University. In his spare time Matt enjoys running, riding horses, and playing croquet.