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  1. A Limited Cost–Benefit Analysis of Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Youth With Disabilities in Pre-Employment Transition Services

    Article • Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, October 2025, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  2. Social cognition as a mediator between neurocognition and functional outcome in early course schizophrenia

    Article • Psychiatry Research, September 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  3. Teaching Job Interview Skills Through a Positive Psychology Framework: a Pilot RCT

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  4. A pragmatic randomized controlled trial of virtual reality job interview training in prison employment services

    Article • Journal of Experimental Criminology, August 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  5. The development and utilization of a diversity advisory board in an intervention to support social skill development for autistic transition-aged youth

    Article • Autism, April 2025, SAGE Publications

    Professor Sarah Dababnah, Dr. Matthew James Smith

  6. Evaluating the Usability of Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Youth with Visual Impairments

    Article • International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, January 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  7. Empathic disequilibrium in schizophrenia: An individual participant data meta-analysis

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  8. A type 1 hybrid multi-site randomized controlled trial protocol for evaluating virtual interview training among autistic transition-age youth

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  9. A Combined Interventional Approach to Train Interview Skills in Autistic Transition-Age Youth

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, May 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  10. Development and adaptation of a strength-based job interview training tool for transition age youth on the autism spectrum using community engaged methods

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, September 2023, Frontiers

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  11. A Mixed-Methods Implementation Evaluation of Virtual Reality Job Interview Training in IPS Supported Employment

    Article • Psychiatric Services, August 2023, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  12. Critical elements in the experience of virtual reality job interview training for unemployed individuals with serious mental illness: Implications for IPS supported employment.

    Article • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, August 2023, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  13. Enhancing pre-employment transition services: A type 1 hybrid randomized controlled trial protocol for evaluating WorkChat: A Virtual Workday among autistic transition-age youth

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, August 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Sarah Dababnah, Dr. Matthew James Smith

  14. Virtual Interview Training Among BIPOC Autistic Transition-Age Youth: A Secondary Analysis of an Initial Effectiveness RCT

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, June 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  15. Implementation Preparation Costs of Virtual Interview Training in Pre-Employment Transition Services: A Budget Impact Analysis

    Article • Journal of Special Education Technology, May 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  16. Psychometric properties of the mock interview rating scale for schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, April 2023, Frontiers

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  17. Virtual Job Interview Training: A Dose Response to Improve Employment for Transition-Age Youth With Disabilities

    Article • Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, March 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  18. Mixed methods implementation evaluation of virtual interview training for transition-age autistic youth in pre-employment transition services

    Article • Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, March 2023, IOS Press

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  19. Development and psychometric properties of self-reported job interview skills and job interview anxiety for autistic transition-age youth

    Article • Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, March 2023, IOS Press

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  20. Computerized Suicide Prevention Clinical Training Simulations: A Pilot Study

    Article • Research on Social Work Practice, March 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  21. Implementing Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Youth: Practical Strategies for Educators

    Article • Intervention in School and Clinic, March 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  22. The Need for Technology-Aided Instruction and Intervention Policy for Autistic Youth

    Article • Journal of Disability Policy Studies, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  23. Implementation preparation costs of virtual reality job interview training in prisons: a budget impact analysis

    Article • Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, January 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  24. Perspective: The role of diversity advisory boards in autism research

    Article • Autism, November 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  25. An RCT of Virtual Reality Job Interview Training for Individuals With Serious Mental Illness in IPS Supported Employment

    Article • Psychiatric Services, September 2022, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  26. Shape features of working memory-related deep-brain regions differentiate high and low community functioning in schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Research Cognition, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  27. Thalamic Shape Abnormalities Differentially Relate to Cognitive Performance in Early-Onset and Adult-Onset Schizophrenia

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, April 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  28. Virtual Reality Job Interview Training for Adults Receiving Prison-Based Employment Services: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility and Initial Effectiveness Trial

    Article • Criminal Justice and Behavior, March 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  29. Scaling Out Virtual Interview Training for Transition-Age Youth: A Quasi-Experimental Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study

    Article • Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, March 2022, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  30. Clinical insight and cognitive functioning as mediators in the relationships between symptoms of psychosis, depression, and suicide ideation in first-episode psychosis

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, March 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  31. A pilot RCT of virtual reality job interview training in transition-age youth on the autism spectrum

    Article • Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  32. Basal ganglia shape features differentiate schizoaffective disorder from schizophrenia

    Article • Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  33. Job Interview and Vocational Outcomes Among Transition-Age Youth Receiving Special Education Pre-Employment Transition Services

    Article • Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, September 2021, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  34. Brief Report: Initial Evidence of Depressive Symptom Disparities among Black and White Transition Age Autistic Youth

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  35. Cognitive Empathy and Longitudinal Changes in Temporo-Parietal Junction Thickness in Schizophrenia

    Article • Frontiers in Psychiatry, May 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  36. Acceptability and Feasibility of Peer Specialist-Delivered Virtual Reality Job Interview Training for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness: A Qualitative Study

    Article • Journal of Technology in Human Services, April 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  37. Virtual interview training for autistic transition age youth: A randomized controlled feasibility and effectiveness trial

    Article • Autism, February 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  38. Suicidal ideation in first-episode psychosis: Considerations for depression, positive symptoms, clinical insight, and cognition

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  39. Virtual-Reality Job Interview Training in Pre-Employment Transition Services: A Dose Effect Analysis

    Article • January 2021, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  40. Virtual Interview Training for Autistic Transition-Age Youth: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility and Effectiveness Trial

    Article • January 2021, American Educational Research Association (AERA)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  41. Computerized Clinical Training Simulations with Virtual Clients Abusing Alcohol: Initial Feasibility, Acceptability, and Effectiveness

    Article • Clinical Social Work Journal, November 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  42. Virtual Reality Job Interview Training in Transition Services: Results of a Single-Arm, Noncontrolled Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Trial

    Article • Journal of Special Education Technology, November 2020, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  43. Enhancing vocational training in corrections: A type 1 hybrid randomized controlled trial protocol for evaluating virtual reality job interview training among returning citizens preparing for community re-entry

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  44. Using community-engaged methods to adapt virtual reality job-interview training for transition-age youth on the autism spectrum

    Article • Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  45. Costs of preparing to implement a virtual reality job interview training programme in a community mental health agency: A budget impact analysis

    Article • Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, October 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  46. 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

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  47. Survey of Peer Support Specialists: Professional Activities, Self-Rated Skills, Job Satisfaction, and Financial Well-being

    Article • Psychiatric Services, December 2018, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  48. Autism spectrum disorder and the science of social work: A grand challenge for social work research

    Article • Social Work in Mental Health, August 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Sarah Dababnah, Dr. Matthew James Smith

  49. Using Cognitive Neuroscience to Improve Mental Health Treatment: A Comprehensive Review

    Article • Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, June 2018, University of Chicago Press

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  50. Recent Self-Reported Cannabis Use Is Associated With the Biometrics of Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol

    Article • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, May 2018, Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  51. Verbal Memory Performance and Reduced Cortical Thickness of Brain Regions Along the Uncinate Fasciculus in Young Adult Cannabis Users

    Article • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, May 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  52. Neural correlates of preserved facial affect perception in high functioning schizophrenia

    Article • Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  53. Mechanism of Action for Obtaining Job Offers With Virtual Reality Job Interview Training

    Article • Psychiatric Services, July 2017, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  54. “Default mode functional connectivity is associated with social functioning in schizophrenia”: Correction to Fox et al. (2017).

    Article • Journal of Abnormal Psychology, July 2017, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  55. Does menthol cigarette use moderate the effect of nicotine metabolism on short-term smoking cessation?

    Article • Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, June 2017, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  56. Default mode functional connectivity is associated with social functioning in schizophrenia.

    Article • Journal of Abnormal Psychology, May 2017, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  57. Phosphatidylethanol Detects Moderate‐to‐Heavy Alcohol Use in Liver Transplant Recipients

    Article • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  58. 183. Virtual Reality-Enhanced Job Interview Skills Help Individuals With Severe Mental Illness Obtain Job Offers

    Article • Schizophrenia Bulletin, March 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  59. A Systematic and Meta-analytic Review of Neural Correlates of Functional Outcome in Schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Bulletin, February 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  60. Progressive deterioration of thalamic nuclei relates to cortical network decline in schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  61. Cortical thickness of neural substrates supporting cognitive empathy in individuals with schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  62. Fronto‐temporal connectivity predicts cognitive empathy deficits and experiential negative symptoms in schizophrenia

    Article • Human Brain Mapping, October 2016, Wiley

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  63. Response: Importance of Virtual Reality Job Interview Training in Today's World

    Article • The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, October 2016, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  64. Virtual reality job interview training and 6-month employment outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders seeking employment

    Article • Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, May 2016, IOS Press

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  65. High functioning individuals with schizophrenia have preserved social perception but not mentalizing abilities

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  66. Life Course Challenges Faced by Siblings of Individuals with Schizophrenia May Increase Risk for Depressive Symptoms

    Article • Mental Health in Family Medicine, January 2016, JCF Corporate Consulting Services

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  67. Job Offers to Individuals With Severe Mental Illness After Participation in Virtual Reality Job Interview Training

    Article • Psychiatric Services, November 2015, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  68. Cluster analysis differentiates high and low community functioning in schizophrenia: Subgroups differ on working memory but not other neurocognitive domains

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  69. Virtual reality job interview training and 6-month employment outcomes for individuals with schizophrenia seeking employment

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  70. Virtual reality job interview training for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

    Article • Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, May 2015, IOS Press

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  71. Brief Report: Vocational Outcomes for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders at Six Months After Virtual Reality Job Interview Training

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  72. Treatment Strategies for Cannabis Use in Schizophrenia

    Article • Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  73. Cannabis-related episodic memory deficits and hippocampal morphological differences in healthy individuals and schizophrenia subjects

    Article • Hippocampus, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  74. Cognitive empathy contributes to poor social functioning in schizophrenia: Evidence from a new self-report measure of cognitive and affective empathy

    Article • Psychiatry Research, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  75. Virtual Reality Job Interview Training for Individuals With Psychiatric Disabilities

    Article • The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, September 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  76. Basal ganglia and thalamic morphology in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

    Article • Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging, August 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  77. Virtual Reality Job Interview Training in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Article • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  78. Empathy, depressive symptoms, and social functioning among individuals with schizophrenia

    Article • Psychiatry Research, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  79. Accurate perception of negative emotions predicts functional capacity in schizophrenia

    Article • Psychiatry Research, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  80. Poster #S266 VIRTUAL REALITY JOB INTERVIEW TRAINING

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  81. Alterations in Brain Activation During Cognitive Empathy Are Related to Social Functioning in Schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Bulletin, March 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  82. Simulated Job Interview Improves Skills for Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses

    Article • January 2014, IOS Press

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  83. Cannabis-Related Working Memory Deficits and Associated Subcortical Morphological Differences in Healthy Individuals and Schizophrenia Subjects

    Article • Schizophrenia Bulletin, December 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  84. Performance-Based Empathy Mediates the Influence of Working Memory on Social Competence in Schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Bulletin, June 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  85. Longitudinal progression of frontal and temporal lobe changes in schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, August 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  86. Clinical implications of alcohol-use disorders in schizophrenia

    Article • Neuropsychiatry, June 2012, OMICS Publishing Group

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  87. Self-reported empathy deficits are uniquely associated with poor functioning in schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, May 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  88. Alcohol use disorders contribute to hippocampal and subcortical shape differences in schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  89. Thalamic morphology in schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder

    Article • Journal of Psychiatric Research, March 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  90. Thought, Feeling, and Action in Real Time—Monitoring of Drug Use in Schizophrenia

    Article • American Journal of Psychiatry, February 2011, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  91. Morphometry of the hippocampus and amygdala in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia

    Article • Bipolar Disorders, May 2010, Wiley

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  92. Prevalence of psychotic symptoms in substance users: a comparison across substances

    Article • Comprehensive Psychiatry, May 2009, Elsevier

    Arbi Ben Abdallah, Dr. Matthew James Smith

  93. Bridging the gap between schizophrenia and psychotic mood disorders: Relating neurocognitive deficits to psychopathology

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  94. Elevated rates of substance use disorders in non-psychotic siblings of individuals with schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  95. Erratum to ‘Letter to the Editor “Subclinical expression of schizophrenia-like symptoms in non-psychotic siblings of individuals with schizophrenia” [Schizophrenia Research 103 (2008) 324–325]

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  96. Temperament and character as schizophrenia-related endophenotypes in non-psychotic siblings

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, September 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  97. Subclinical expression of schizophrenia-like symptoms in non-psychotic siblings of individuals with schizophrenia

    Article • Schizophrenia Research, August 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  98. Health Behaviors, Service Utilization, and Access to Care Among Older Mothers of Color Who Have Children With Developmental Disabilities

    Article • Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, August 2008, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  99. Factors Contributing to the Quality of Sibling Relationships for Adults With Schizophrenia

    Article • Psychiatric Services, January 2008, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  100. The Effect of the Quality of Sibling Relationships on the Life Satisfaction of Adults With Schizophrenia

    Article • Psychiatric Services, September 2007, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  101. Siblings of adults with schizophrenia: Expectations about future caregiving roles.

    Article • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, January 2007, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  102. Letter

    Article • Psychiatric Services, January 2007, American Psychiatric Association

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  103. Psychological distress and well-being of Latina and non-Latina white mothers of youth and adults with an autism spectrum disorder: Cultural attitudes towards coresidence status.

    Article • American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, July 2006, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith

  104. Health Outcomes of Midlife and Older Latina and Black American Mothers of Children With Developmental Disabilities

    Article • Mental Retardation, June 2006, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)

    Dr. Matthew James Smith