Margaret Smith, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

School Medical School

Department Family and Community Medicine

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Biography

Maggie Smith is a couple, marriage, and family therapist who provides integrated behavioral health services within our family medicine clinics as well as researches the role of family in body image and sexual identity development and health. Specifically, she researches the family's capacity to protect against the harmful effects of weight stigma and sexual and gender discrimination. She also investigates how family-based interventions in integrated primary care settings can improve biopsychosocial outcomes for both sexual and gender minorities and those at risk of weight stigma. In her free time, you'll find Maggie reading, unpacking the latest Taylor Swift news, or cheering on her Auburn Tigers.

Education

Graduate School: EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (2019), Marriage and Family Therapy
Graduate School: Texas Tech Health Sciences Center (2022), Marriage and Family Therapy

Research Interest

Families, weight stigma, and biopsychosocial health
Family-based interventions in integrated primary care for body image and sexual identity development
Sexual and gender minorities, family support, and biopsychosocial health

Publications

Featured Publications

Body Image and the Gay Community: Adaptation of Emotionally-Focused Family Therapy for Gay Clients with Negative Body Image: Smith, M., Wilson, K., Janes, E., Goodloe, J., Guzman, A., and Sisemore, 2022
The Effect of Parental Attachment on Risky Alcohol Use and Disordered Eating Behaviors in College Students: Smith, M and D'Aniello, C Contemporary Family Therapy 2021