Child and Adolescent Psychology
* (Pediatric Psychology Internship Profile)
Nicholas David Smith, PhD, ABPP
Assistant Professor and Licensed Psychologist, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences
Contact Info
- Academic Email: smithn1@usf.edu
- Academic Phone: (813) 974-4109
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Education
- PhD, School Psychology, University of South Florida, 2020
- BA, Psychology, Westminster College, 2015
- Psychology Residency, Clinical Child/Pediatric Psychology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Mailman Center for Child Development, 2020
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Pediatric Psychology, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, 2022
- ABPP, Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology, 2024
Biography
Nicholas David W. Smith is a licensed psychologist and assistant professor with joint appointments in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences and Pediatrics. Dr. Smith is Board Certified in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and a Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Within Agency Trainer. He specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children and adolescents with psychiatric, behavioral, and medical challenges. He supervises psychology interns and advanced practicum students in the Psychological Assessment, Outpatient Psychotherapy, and PCIT Clinics at the Silver Center for Child Development. Dr. Smith also provides psychological services as part of various clinical trials for children with chronic illnesses and genetic disorders across USF Health. Dr. Smith’s research interests focuses on the development, implementation, and evaluation of family focused, evidence-based treatments in response to disruptive behaviors (e.g., PCIT) and pediatric illness (e.g., Teaming Up to Support T1D Through Telehealth) and psychosocial factors contributing to youth quality of life and resilience. He serves on Child & Family Behavior Therapy Editorial Board and the PCIT International Communication Task Force. Dr. Smith earned a PhD from the University of South Florida. He completed his clinical child/pediatric doctoral internship at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Mailman Center for Child Development and a two year clinical/research pediatric psychology postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. He joined the USF Health Faculty in 2022.
Research Interests
- family adjustment in response to chronic illness; applications of parent-child interaction therapy
Memberships
- APA Division 54 (Pediatric Psychology, 2020 - Present)
- APA Division 53 (Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2020 - Present)
- Editorial Board (Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 2024 - Present)