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Biography
Dr. Smith received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Oklahoma State University with a specialization in Health Psychology. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Charleston Consortium in Behavioral Medicine and then went on to complete a post-doctoral fellowship at the Yale University School of Medicine. After fellowship, she was promoted to an Associate Research Scientist faculty position at Yale. In July 2026, Dr. Smith joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at MUSC as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Smith's program of research focuses on developing and evaluating clinical treatment trials for patients with multiple high-risk health behaviors (e.g., obesity, smoking). Dr. Smith is a current NIDA K23 awardee, where she is developing a multiple health behavior change intervention using behavioral and pharmacotherapy for weight loss and smoking cessation among pre-bariatric surgery patients. Her work is also supported through grant funding from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
In addition to her research, Dr. Smith is a licensed clinical psychologist and see patients at the Hollings Cancer Center Behavioral Medicine Clinic.