MsSW, Columbia University
PhD, University of Southern California

Severe Mental Illness
African Americans with Schizophrenia
Ethnic Minorities with Schizophrenia
Mental Health Treatment Outcomes
Mental Health Services Research

Pahwa, R., Smith, M. E.,  McCullough, C & Brekke, J. (in press). The effect of symptoms and social support on functioning for individuals with schizophrenia: Testing social support centered versus symptom centered models. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research
 
Smith, M. E., Lindsey, M., Williams, C. Medoff, D., Lucksted, A., Fang, L.J., Schiffman, J., Lewis-Fernandez, Roberto, Dixon, L. (2014) Race-related differences in participation in the National Alliance on Mental Illness Family to Family Education Program. American Journal of Community Psychology, 54, 316–327
doi: 10.1007/s10464-014-9674-y