Liz Amelia Smith

Liz Amelia Smith serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology within the College of Arts & Sciences at Indiana State University, holding active licensure as a Health Service Provider in Psychology in Indiana and as a Psychologist in both Indiana and California.

Education

• Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Indiana State University (2018)
• M.S., Clinical Psychology, Indiana State University (2015)
• B.A., Religion, Princeton University (2010)

Research Interests

Dr. Smith's work centers on clinical psychology with emphasis on schizophrenia spectrum disorders, trauma-related conditions, dissociation, and metacognitive processes. Her research investigates transdiagnostic mechanisms where metacognitive functioning influences symptom expression and recovery trajectories across psychosis and trauma disorders, particularly examining how narrative construction impacts therapeutic outcomes in PTSD and how eye-tracking deficits serve as endophenotypes for psychosis vulnerability.

Publication Trends

Her recent 2024-2025 publications in Behavioral Sciences demonstrate a cohesive research trajectory exploring metacognition's role across diagnostic boundaries—analyzing its function in trauma processing through narrative frameworks and its critical position in recovery from schizophrenia spectrum disorders. These works establish metacognitive assessment as a vital tool for developing transdiagnostic interventions targeting cognitive mechanisms underlying both psychosis and trauma pathology.

University Service

• Member, Human Services Working Group (September 2024 - Present)
• Academic Advantage Speaker, New Student Orientation (May 30, 2024 - June 11, 2024)