Matthew J. Smith, PhD, MSW, MPE, LCSW, received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed post-doctoral fellowships in psychiatric epidemiology and biostatistics at Washington University in St. Louis and in translational neuroscience at Northwestern University. Dr. Smith also completed a fellowship on leading randomized controlled trials to evaluate behavioral interventions through the Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. His primary research interests focus on developing and evaluating technology-based interventions that can be delivered in high schools, community mental health agencies and prisons to improve employment and mental health outcomes for transition-age youth with educational disabilities, adults with severe mental illness and/or other disabilities, and returning citizens.
Dr. Smith is currently the principal investigator on five projects funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Justice, the Kessler Foundation and the Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research. See research link below for more information on these projects.
Dr. Smith's research team includes full-time staff, postdocs and graduate students. Please email smithumlab@umich.edu about opportunities to join the research team.
Autism; Schizophrenia; Technology-based Interventions and Trainings; Social Neuroscience
Phone | Room | Address | |
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(734) 764-9322 | mattjsmi@umich.edu | 3796 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Year | Degree | School | |
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2006 | PhD | Social Welfare | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
2008 | MPE | Psychiatric Epidemiology | Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
2000 | MSW | Social Work IP/MH | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
1998 | BS | Psychology | University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
Treatment, Innovation & Dissemination Research Group |
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University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106