April Smith, PhD

Cross‐Sectional Psychometric Comparison of the Fearlessness About Suicide and Fearlessness About Death Scales Introduction The fearlessness about suicide scale (FSS) was developed in response to evidence suggesting fearlessness about suicide is more relevant to the capability for suicide than fearlessness a...

If you need a scale to assess capability for suicide, our Fearlessness about Suicide Scale continues to demonstrate strong psychometrics, check it out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Subtypes of Eating Disorder Symptoms, Thwarted Belongingness, Perceived Burdensomeness, Capability for Suicide, and Their Associations With Suicide Ideation and Suicide Attempts Objective Suicidal ideation and attempts as well as eating disorders (EDs) are common among Iranian individuals. Additionally, ED symptoms are associated with suicidality. According to the interpers...

New publication from @RezaSahlan: In a national Iranian sample, we found that binge/purge eating symptoms + feeling disconnected or burdensome + high suicide capability = highest risk for suicide attempts.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#SuicidePrevention #EatingDisorders #MentalHealth

🦊 Exciting news! The REDS Lab is looking to accept a new graduate student in Fall 2026. If you’re passionate about studying or treating eating disorders and suicide, check out how to join us: www.redslab.org/join-the-lab

🦊 REDS lab will be accepting a grad student for Fall 2026. Folks interested in eating disorders and/or suicide are encouraged to apply! See here for more details: www.redslab.org/join-the-lab

Congrats to @kefancathywu.bsky.social, whose first-authored paper, "Cross-sectional Psychometric Comparison of the Fearlessness About Suicide and Fearlessness About Death Scales" was just accepted at #sltb!

Always so fun to get to catch up with my intern bestie on some conference runs and city walks!

What a great #edrs2025! Loved getting to hear about the exciting things our current and former REDS labers are doing on internship, post-doc, and professorship!

Thank you so much @oclancy.bsky.social for supporting AEDC!

@jenfinkelstein.bsky.social thanks so much to you and your family for donating!

@rachelfrietchen.bsky.social Thank you so much for donating! The clinic is lucky to have you!

@carterjillian.bsky.social thank you so very much for donating! we'll be excited for you to work here :)

thank you to you and your family @laurenpictor.bsky.social for donatin!

thank you @shrutikinkelram.bsky.social for donating!

🚨 Last day to give! 🚨 At Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic, we provide affordable, evidence-based care and train the next generation of therapists. Help fund our 2nd clinician & client scholarships so more people get care 💙 Donate: tigergiving.org/campaigns/tr...

New paper from AU professor, Dr. Kunstman, finds that minimizing psychopathology’s harm to Black individuals fuels underfunding of race-conscious mental health programs. guilfordjournals.com/doi/10.1521/...

Only 2.5 more days left to help support eating disorders treatment in Alabama! Any help spreading the word is greatly appreciated! tigergiving.org/campaigns/tr...

The Auburn Eating Disorders Clinic provides affordable, evidence-based treatment to kids, teens, & adults who would otherwise go without. 💙
We need your help to keep funding our 2nd clinician + client scholarships:
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Way to go @kefahallush.bsky.social !

Our Body Trust Scale is now available in Korean!

Interested Psych PhD students, come check us out!

YouTube video by Auburn Alumni Association Transform Lives Through Eating Disorder Treatment and Training

Mark your calendars! Tiger Giving Day is happening on 9/10/25!
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Congrats to @laurenpictor.bsky.social for successfully defending her master's thesis! Stay tuned for the results!

Postdoctoral Research Associate - Psychological & Brain Sciences Position Summary This position will primarily support the implementation of a newly funded National Institute of Mental Health R01 grant focused on optimizing a digital chatbot intervention for eating...

📣 I'm recruiting a postdoc to work on a newly-funded R01 aiming to optimize a digital intervention for #eatingdisorders and contribute to other research in this space! Remote candidates may be considered. Start spring/sum 26 (or sooner!). Pls share!

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We get to work with the real Guardians of the galaxy! Our interoceptive awareness intervention is being implemented by Space Force Delta 8 at Peterson & Schriever Space Force Base. Read more here: www.dvidshub.net/news/544243/...

@ryleelusich.bsky.social's article is now published! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

So excited about this study and its implications for treating co-occurring disordered eating and suicidality! @laurenharris.bsky.social

Medical Benchmarks and the Myth of the Universal Patient From growth charts to anemia thresholds, clinical standards assume a single human prototype. Why are we still using one-size-fits-all health metrics?

I've know about the myriad issues with BMI (if you don't, Check out www.maintenancephase.com), however, I hadn’t really thought about issues with other types of medical measurements. This article gives a nice overview of some: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Flyer for recruiting mental health clinicians for a study at Reed College

❗NEW STUDY ALERT❗
Dr. Elizabeth Velkoff and researchers at Reed College are recruiting mental health clinicians with experience treating eating disorders for a research study. Please help circulate!

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Longitudinal Associations Among Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Symptoms, Body Dissatisfaction, Restriction, and Suicide Ideation Among Adolescents Objective Although previous research has established bidirectional links between many eating disorder (ED) symptoms and suicidal ideation (SI), no research has examined how symptoms of avoidant/rest...

Congrats to Reza Sahlan on his new publication! "Suicidal ideation consistently predicted all ED symptoms, including ARFID." dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb...

Relative to a comparator, our interoception intervention led to improvements in PTSD symptoms among service members. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1002/jts....