In the Media
Dr. Smith is happy to consider consultation and/or speaking engagement requests. If interested, feel free to contact Dr. Smith for rates and more information (ars0152@auburn.edu)
Watch the new The Last Show with David Cooper podcast featuring our very own Dr. Smith! Your Fear of Aging
Dr. Smith's article covering Liu et al. (2026) has been published in the journal Nature! Read the new article here: "Trusting the body and self-harm"
Dr. Smith and colleagues' new findings on fears of growing up across generations have been featured on US News and in an APA press release: https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2026/06/growing-up-less-scary
Auburn Eating Disorder Clinic (AEDC) is featured in the Auburn Plainsman! "Making care accessible: Inside Auburn’s low-cost eating disorder clinic": https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2026/03/making-care-accessible-inside-auburns-low-cost-eating-disorder-clinic
Dr. Smith's RISE program is featured in the APA Monitor's cover story, "Building Mental Strength in the Military": https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/11-12/mental-strength-military
WRAIR-West’s RISE program expands to Space Force Delta 8: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/544243/wrair-wests-rise-program-expands-space-force-delta-8
Dr. Smith’s interoception and RISE work is covered in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/eating-disorders-are-the-most-lethal-mental-health-conditions-reconnecting-with-internal-body-sensations-can-help-reduce-self-harm-218079
5 Questions for April Smith in the APAP Monitor on Psychology: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/04/sensations-eating-disorders-suicidal-behavior
'Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know' about mental health interventions. Hear Dr. Smith talk about her interoception and RISE work on this 16-minute podcast: https://cla.auburn.edu/news/articles/tydkydk-about-mental-health-interventions/
Dr. Smith’s new grant on how to predict, stop self-harm in people with eating disorders: https://cla.auburn.edu/news/articles/smith-researching-self-harm-and-eating-disorders/
Dr. Smith's article “More military veterans and active duty service members are dying by suicide than in battle – understanding why can help with prevention” covered in The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/more-military-veterans-and-active-duty-service-members-are-dying-by-suicide-than-in-battle-understanding-why-can-help-with-prevention-229876
Dr. Smith distills recent work on risk factors for suicidal ideation in service members for the Academic Minute: https://academicminute.org/2024/08/april-smith-university-of-auburn-identifying-dynamic-risk-factors-for-suicidal-ideation-in-service-members/
Dr. Smith’s interoception work is featured on p.5 of the Opelika Observer: https://opelikaobserver.com/edition/digital-edition-aug-8-2024/
The VA is awarding $52M in grants to prevent suicide in the military: https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/military/first-on-scripps-news-va-awarding-52m-in-grants-to-prevent-military-suicides
Dr. Smith selected as a 2024 Auburn University Alumni Professor: https://wire.auburn.edu/content/provost/2024/09/201108-Alumni-Professors-Announced.php
Dr. Smith's article on the link between eating disorders and suicide is featured on Eating Disorder Hope: https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/blog/the-link-between-eating-disorders-and-suicide