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Matthew J. Smith
Associate Professor of Social Work
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.
Research Interests/Focus
Autism; Schizophrenia; Technology-based Interventions and Trainings; Social Neuroscience
Contact Information
| Phone | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (734) 764-9322 | mattjsmi@umich.edu | 3796 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ave. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Websites
| Treatment, Innovation & Dissemination Research Group |
| Level Up Lab |
News
- Sherwood, K., Smith, M. J., Johnson, J., Harrington, M., Ross, B., Blajeski, S., Dawalt, L., Bishop, L., & Smith, J. D. (in press). Mixed methods implementation evaluation of virtual interview training for transition-age autistic youth in pre-employment transition services. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.
- Genova, H. M., Kallen, M. A., Sherwood, K., Dawalt, L., Bishop, L., Telfer, D., Brown, C., Sanchez, B., & Smith, M. J. (in press). Development and psychometric properties of self-reported job interview skills and job interview anxiety for autistic transition-age youth. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation.
- Smith, M. J., Sherwood, K., Ross, B., Oulvey, E., Monahan, J., Sipovic, J., Atkins, M., Danielson, E., Jordan, N., & Smith, J. D. (2022). Scaling out virtual interview training for transition age youth: A quasi-experimental hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals.
- Alden, E. C., Smith, M. J., Reilly, J. L., Wang, L., Csernansky, J. G., & Cobia, D. J. (2022). Shape features of working memory-related deep-brain regions differentiate high and low community functioning in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 29, 100250.
- Cobia, D., Rich, C., Smith, M. J., Gonzalez, P., Cronenwett, W., Csernansky, J. G., & Wang, L. (2022). Thalamic shape abnormalities differentially relate to cognitive performance in early-onset and adult-onset schizophrenia. Frontiers in Psychiatry.
- Bornheimer, L. A., Cobia, D. J., Li Verdugo, J., Holzworth, J. & Smith M. J. (2022). Clinical insight and cognitive functioning as mediators in the relationships between symptoms of psychosis, depression, and suicide ideation in first-episode psychosis. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 147, 85-93.
- Smith, M. J., Smith, J. D., Blajeski, S., Ross, B., Jordan, N., Bell, M. D., McGurk, S., Mueser, K. T., Burke-Miller, J., Oulvey, E. A., Fleming, M. F., Nelson, K., Brown, A., Prestipino, J., Pashka, N., & Razzano, L. A. (2022). An RCT of virtual reality job interview training for persons with serious mental illness in IPS supported employment. Psychiatric Services.
- Smith, M. J., Parham, B., Mitchell, J., Blajeski, S., Harrington, M., Ross, B., Brydon, D. M., Johnson, J. E., Cuddeback, G., Smith, J. D., Bell, M. D., McGeorge, R., Kaminsky, K., Suganuma, A., & Kubiak, S. P. (2022). Virtual reality job interview training for adults receiving prison-based employment services: A randomized controlled feasibility and initial effectiveness trial. Criminal Justice and Behavior.
- Smith, M. J., Sherwood, K., Blajeski, S., Ross, B., Smith, J. D., Jordan, N., Dawalt, L., Bishop, L., & Atkins, M. S. (2021). Job interview and vocational outcomes among transition-age youth receiving special education pre-employment transition services. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
- Smith, M. J., Smith, J. D., Jordan, N., Sherwood, K., McRobert, E., Ross, B., Oulvey, E. A., & Atkins, M. S. (2021). Virtual reality job interview training in transition services: Results of a single-arm non-controlled effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial. Journal of Special Education Technology, 36(1), 3-17.
- Smith, M. J., Bornheimer, L. A., Li, J., Blajeski, S., Hiltz, B., Fischer, D. J., Check, K., & Ruffolo, M. (2021). Computerized clinical training simulations with virtual clients abusing alcohol: Initial feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness. Clinical Social Work Journal, 49, 184-196.
- Smith, M. J., Sherwood, K., Ross, B., Smith, J. D., DaWalt, L., Bishop, L., Humm, L., Elkins, J., & Steacy, C. (2021). Virtual interview training for autistic transition age youth: A randomized controlled feasibility and effectiveness trial. Autism, 25(6), 1536-1552.
- Ustel, K. P., Smith, M. J., Blajeski, S., Johnson, J. M., Butler, V. G., Nicolia-Adkins, J., Ortquist, M. J., Razzano, L. A., & Lapidos, A. (2021). Acceptability and feasibility of peer specialist-delivered virtual reality job interview training for individuals with serious mental illness: a qualitative study. Journal of Technology in Human Services.
- Bornheimer, L. A., Wojtalik, J., Li, J, Cobia, D., & Smith, M. J. (2021). Suicidal ideation in first-episode psychosis: Considerations for depression, positive symptoms, clinical insight, and cognition. Schizophrenia Research, 228, 298-304.
- Williams, E., Smith, M. J., Sherwood, K., Lovelace, T., & Bishop, L. (2021). Brief report: Initial evidence of depressive symptom disparities among Black and White transition age autistic youth. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
- Cobia, D. J., Rich, C., Smith, M. J., Mamah, D., Barch, D. M., Csernansky, J. G. & Wang, L. (2021). Basal ganglia shape features in schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 317, 111352.
- Genova, H., Lancaster, K., Morecraft, J., Haas, M., Edwards, A., DiBenedetto, M., Krch, D., DeLuca, J., & Smith, M. J. (2021). A pilot RCT of virtual reality job interview training in transition-age youth with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 89, 101878.
- Karpouzian-Rogers, T., Cobia, D., Petersen, J., Wang, L., Mittal, V. A., Csernansky, J. G., & Smith, M. J. (2021). Cognitive empathy and longitudinal changes in temporo-parietal junction thickness in schizophrenia. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12, 687.
- Smith, M. J., Graham, A. K., Sax, R. M., Spencer, E., Razzano, L. A., Smith, J. D., & Jordan, N. (2020). Costs of preparing to implement a virtual reality job interview training program in a community mental health agency: A budget impact analysis. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 26, 1188-1195.
- Smith, M. J., Pinto, R. M., Dawalt, L., Smith, J. D., Sherwood, K., Miles, R., Taylor, J., Hume, K., Dawkins, T., Baker-Ericzén, M., Frazier, T., Humm, L. & Steacy, C. (2020). Using community-engaged methods to adapt virtual reality job-interview training for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 71, 101498.
- Smith, M. J., Mitchell, J., Blajeski, S., Parham, B., Harrington, M., Ross, B., Sinco, B., Brydon, D. M., Johnson, J. E., Cuddeback, G. S., Smith, J. D., Jordan, N., Bell, M. D., McGeorge, R., Kaminski, K., Suganuma, A., & Kubiak, S. (2020). Enhancing vocational training in corrections: A type 1 hybrid randomized controlled trial to evaluate virtual reality job interview training among returning citizens preparing for community re-entry. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications.
- Smith, M. J., Smith, J. D., Fleming, M. F., Jordan, N., Oulvey, E. A., Bell, M. D., Mueser, K. T., McGurk, S. R., Spencer, E., Mailey, K., & Razzano, L. A. (2019). Enhancing individual placement and support (IPS) - Supported employment: A Type 1 hybrid design randomized controlled trial to evaluate virtual reality job interview training among adults with severe mental illness. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 77, 86-97.
- Bishop-Fitzpatrick, L., Dababnah, S., Baker-Ericzen, M. J., Smith, M. J., & Magaña, S. M. (2019). Autism spectrum disorder and the science of social work: a grand challenge for social work research. Social Work in Mental Health, 17, 73-92.
- Lapidos, A., Jester, J., Ortquist, M., Werner, P., Ruffalo, M., & Smith, M. J. (2019). Survey of peer support specialists: professional activities, self-rated skills, job satisfaction, and financial wellbeing. Psychiatric Services, 69, 1264-1267.
- Bell, M. D., & Smith, M. J. (2019). Virtual reality training in job interviewing for people with mental health disorders or disabilities. In D. Faust, K. Faust, & N. Potenza (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Digital Technologies and Mental Health. NYC, NY: Oxford University Press.
- Smith, M. J., Alden E. C., Herrold, A., Roberts A. G., Reilly, J. L., Stern, D., Jones, J., Barnes, A., Huestis, M., & Breiter, H. C. (2018). Self-reported cannabis use is associated with the biometrics of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 79(3), 441-446.
- Wojtalik, J. A., Eack, S. M., Smith, M. J. & Keshavan, M. S. (2018). Using cognitive neuroscience to improve mental health treatment: A comprehensive review. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 9(2), 223-260.
- Levar, N., Francis, A. N., Smith, M. J., & Gilman, J. M. (2018). Verbal memory performance and reduced cortical thickness of brain regions along the uncinate fasciculus in young adult cannabis users. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 3(1), 56-65.
- Lapidos, A., Jester, J., Ortquist, M., Wener, P., Ruffolo. M., & Smith, M. (2018). Survey of peer support specialists: Professional activities, self-rated skills, job satisfaction, and financial well-being. Psychiatric Services, 69(12), 1264-1267.
- Cobia D. J., Smith M. J., Salinas I., Ng C., Gado M., Csernansky J. G., & Wang L. (2017). Progressive deterioration of thalamic nuclei relates to cortical network decline in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 180, 21-27.
- Wojtalik, J. A., Smith, M. J., Keshavan, M., & Eack, S. M. (2017). A systematic and meta-analytic review of neural correlates of functional outcome in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 43(6), 1329-1347.
- Jao, N. C., Veluz-Wilkins, A. K., Smith, M. J., Carroll, A., Blazekovic, S., Leone, F. T., Tyndale, R., Schnoll, R. A., & Hitsman, B. (2017). Does menthol cigarette use moderate the effects of nicotine metabolism on short-term smoking cessation. Experimental and Clinical Neuropsychopharmacology, 25, 216-222.
- Smith M. J., Smith J. D., Fleming M. F., Jordan N., Brown C. H., Humm L. B., Olsen D., & Bell M. D. (2017). Mechanism of action for obtaining job offers after virtual reality job interview training. Psychiatric Services, 68(7), 747-750.
- Abram, S. V., Wisner, K. M., Fox, J. M., Barch, D. M., Wang, L., Csernansky, J. G., MacDonald III, A. W., & Smith, M. J. (2017). Fronto-temporal connectivity predicts cognitive empathy and experiential negative symptoms in schizophrenia. Human Brain Mapping, 38(3), 1111-1124.
- Fleming M. F., Smith M. J., Oslakovic E., Lucey M. R., Vue J. X., & Levitsky J. (2017). Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) detects moderate to heavy alcohol use in liver transplant recipients. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 41, 857-862.
- Karpouzian, T. M., Schroeder, M. P., Abram, S. V., Wanar, H., Alden, E. C., Eack, S. M., Csernansky, J. G., & Smith, M. J. (2017). Neural correlates of preserved facial affect perception in high functioning schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 266, 83-85.
- Fox, J. M., Abram, S. V., Reilly, J. L., Eack, S. M., Goldman, M. B., Wang, L., Csernansky. J. G., & Smith, M. J. (2017). Default mode functional connectivity is associated with social functioning in schizophrenia. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 126(4), 392-405.
- Cobia, D. J., Smith, M. J., Salinas, I., Ng, C., Gado, M., Csernansky, J. G., & Wang, L. (2017). Progressive deterioration of thalamic nuclei relates to cortical network decline in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 180, 21-27.
- Massey, S. H., Stern, D., Alden, E. C., Petersen, J. E., Cobia, D. J., Wang, L., Csernansky, J. G., & Smith, M. J. (2017). Cortical thickness of neural substrates supporting cognitive empathy in individuals with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 179, 119-124.
- Smith M. J., Bell M. D., Wright M. A., Humm L. B., Olsen D., & Fleming M. F. (2016). Virtual reality job interview training and 6-month employment outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders seeking employment. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 44(3), 323-332.
- Karpouzian T. M., Alden E. C., Reilly J. L., & Smith M. J. (2016). High functioning individuals with schizophrenia have preserved social perception but not mentalizing abilities. Schizophrenia Research, 171, 137-139.
- Smith M. J., Greenberg J. S., Sciortino S. A., Sandoval G. M., & Lukens E. P. (2016). Life course challenges faced by siblings of individuals with schizophrenia may increase risk for depressive symptoms. Mental Health in Family Medicine, 12, 147-151.
- Karpouzian, T. M., Alden, E. C., Reilly, J. L., & Smith, M. J. (2016). High functioning individuals with schizophrenia have preserved social perception but not mentalizing abilities. Schizophrenia Research, 171, 137-139.
- Smith, M. J., Greenberg, J. S., Sciortino, S. A., Sandoval, G. M., & Lukens, E. P. (2016). Life course challenges faced by siblings of individuals with schizophrenia may increase risk for depressive symptoms. Mental Health in Family Medicine, 12, 147-151.
- Smith, M. J., Bell, M. D., Wright, M. A., Humm, L. B., Olsen, D., & Fleming, M. F. (2016). Virtual reality job interview training and 6-month employment outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders seeking employment. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 44(3), 323-332.
- Schultz B. R., Rodriquez-Cabezas L., Angres D., & Smith M. J. (2015). Treatment strategies for cannabis use in schizophrenia. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry, 2, 168-181.
- Smith M. J., Schroeder M. P., Abram S. V., Goldman M. B., Parrish T. B., Wang X., Derntl B., Habel U., Decety J., & Reilly J. L., Csernansky J. G., Breiter H. C. (2015). Alterations in brain activation during cognitive empathy are related to social functioning in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 41, 211-22.
- Smith M. J., Humm L. B., Fleming M. F., Jordan N., Wright M. A., Ginger E. J., Wright K., Olsen D., & Bell M. D. (2015). Virtual Reality Job Interview Training in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 42, 271-279.
- Smith M. J., Fleming M. F., Wright M. A., Roberts A. G., Humm L. B., Olsen D., & Bell M. D. (2015). Virtual reality job interview training and 6-month employment outcomes for individuals with schizophrenia seeking employment. Schizophrenia Research, 166, 86-91.
- Smith M. J., Cobia D. J., Reilly JL, Gilman JM, Roberts AG*, Alpert KA, & Wang L, Breiter HC, Csernansky JC. (2015). Cannabis-related episodic memory deficits and hippocampal morphological differences in healthy individuals and schizophrenia subjects. Hippocampus, 25(9), 1042-1051.
- Smith M. J., Fleming M. F., Wright M. A., Losh M., Humm L. B., Olsen D., & Bell M. D. (2015). Vocational outcomes for young adults with autism spectrum disorders at six months after virtual reality job interview training. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 45, 3364-3369.
- Alden E. C., Cobia D. J., Reilly J. L., & Smith M. J. (2015). Cluster analysis differentiates high and low community functioning in schizophrenia: Subgroups differ on working memory but not other neurocognitive domains. Schizophrenia Research, 168, 273-278.
- Smith M. J., Fleming M. F., Wright M. A., Jordan N., Humm L. B., Olsen D., & Bell M. D. (2015). Job offers among adults with severe mental illness after virtual reality job interview training. Psychiatric Services, 66, 1173-1179.
- Smith, M. J., Fleming, M. F., Wright, M. A., Losh, M., Humm, L. B., Olsen, D., & Bell, M. D. (2015). Brief Report: Vocational outcomes for young adults with autism spectrum disorders at six months after virtual reality job interview training. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 45, 3364-3369.
- Smith M. J., Horan W. P., Cobia D. J., Karpouzian T. M., Fox J. M., Reilly J. L., & Breiter H. C. (2014). Performance-based empathy mediates the influence of working memory on social competence in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 40, 824-834.
- Smith M. J., Wang L., Cronenwett W., Goldman M. B., Mamah D., & Barch D. M., Breiter H. C., Csernansky J. G. (2014). Cannabis-related working memory deficits and associated subcortical morphological differences in healthy individuals and schizophrenia subjects. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 40(2), 287-299.
- Abram S. V., Karpouzian T. M., Derntl B., Habel U., Reilly J. L., & Smith M. J. (2014). Accurate perception of negative emotions predicts functional capacity in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research, 216, 6-11.
- Abramowitz A. C., Ginger E. J., Gollan J. K., & Smith M. J. (2014). Empathy, depressive symptoms, and social functioning among individuals with schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research, 216, 325-332.
- Womer F. Y., Wang L., Alpert K. I., Smith M. J., Csernansky J. G., Barch D. M., & Mamah D. (2014). Basal ganglia and thalamic morphology in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Psychiatry Research, 223, 75-83.
- Smith M. J., Ginger E. J., Wright K., Wright M. A., Humm L. B., Olsen D., Bell M. B., & Fleming M. F. (2014). Virtual Reality Job Interview Training in Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders, 202, 659-667.
- Smith M. J., Ginger E. J., Wright K., Wright M. A., Taylor J. L., Boteler Humm L., Olsen D., Bell M. B., & Fleming M. F. (2014). Virtual Reality Job Interview Training in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44, 2450-2463.
- Humm L. B., Olsen D., Bell M., Fleming M. F., & Smith M. J. (2014). Simulated job interview improves skills for adults with serious mental illness. Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine, 199, 50-54.
- Michaels T. M., Horan W. P., Ginger E. J., Martinovich Z., Pinkham A. E., & Smith M. J. (2014). Cognitive empathy contributes to poor social functioning in schizophrenia: evidence from a new self-report measure of cognitive and affective empathy. Psychiatry Research, 220, 803-810.
Virtual Reality Job Interview Training
Learn about Matt Smith's research in virtual reality job interview training.