Mathew's senior essay research on palliative care in India and Bhutan was supported by a summer 2024 research grant from the South Asian Studies Council.
In December 2023, Vice Provost of Global Strategy Steven Wilkinson led a delegation of Yale faculty and staff on a 10-day trip to engage with Yale alumni as well as three of Pakistan’s premier universities: Lahore University of Management Science (LUMS), Beaconhouse National University (BNU), and Aga Khan University (AKU).