Carrie Smith

Carrie Smith is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Mississippi, affiliated with the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies. Her research spans close relationships, interpersonal personality dynamics, Self-Determination Theory, human sexuality, and gender ideology consequences.

• B.A., M.A. in Psychology (College of William & Mary)
• Ph.D. in Social Psychology (University of Houston)

Her work employs intensive longitudinal designs (e.g., experience sampling) to explore daily life impacts of personality traits, pandemic stressors, and gender norms. Articles focus on dark personality traits in crisis contexts, sexual motivation frameworks, and relational interdependence models.

• Dr. Mike L. Edmonds New Scholar Award (2022)
• University of Mississippi Diversity Innovator Award (2020)

Smith actively contributes to university governance via the Faculty Senate and advisory boards. She mentors graduate students in the Experimental Ph.D. Program and leads working groups on faculty representation, graduate mentorship, and campus culture initiatives.