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Kimberly Smith

Kimberly Smith, PhD

Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
  • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

About Kimberly Smith

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Contact for Research Inquiries

Phipps Building
600 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287

Phone: (443) 287-6853

Research Interests

Eating Behaviors, Eating Disorders, Gut-Brain Axis, Mental Health, Neuroendocrinology, Obesity, Taste Processing & Physiology

Research Summary

Dr. Smith's research is focused on understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying eating- and weight-related disorders and determining how factors such as taste and food choice influence treatment outcomes. Her lab uses sophisticated neuroimaging acquisition and analysis techniques coupled with rigorous behavioral assessments to identify mechanisms of disease and therapeutic targets to improve patient and treatment outcomes in individuals across the age and weight spectrum.

Honors

  • Predoctoral Fellowship, NIH Institutional Ruth L. Kirchstein National Research Service Award
  • Predoctoral Fellowship, Florida State University
  • Predoctoral Fellowship, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
  • Glee Ross Hollander Dissertation Award, Florida State University
  • Graduate Student Research and Creativity Award, Florida State University
  • P.E.O. Scholar Award, P.E.O. International
  • Beidler Award for creativity, collegiality, and productivity in research, Florida State University
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, NIMH Interdisciplinary Training Grant in Psychiatry and Neuroscience
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, The Davis Foundation Senior Postdoctoral Fellowship Award for Eating Disorders Research
  • Harry R. Kissileff Award, Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior
  • Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  • Blue Key Honor Society
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Memberships

  • Society for the Study of Ingestive Behaviors
  • Association for Chemoreception Sciences
  • The Obesity Society

Expertise

Education

Florida State University

Ph.D., 2015

Florida State University

M.S., 2012

Wofford College

B.S., 2008