Heather Smith, PhD, ABPP

Associate Professor

Locations

Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Contact Information

Biography

Dr. Smith attended Marquette University for her undergraduate training. She received her doctorate at the Ohio State University where she received the Ohio State University Graduate School Fellowship and graduated summa cum laude, and completed her postgraduate training in geropsychology at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee. Dr. Smith is board certified in Clinical Geropsychology.

Research Interests

Dr. Smith has academic interests in psychology training and supervision, research on healthcare staff communication and coping, and in directing the palliative care fellowship.

Dr. Smith is Lead Psychologist at the VA Medical Center and Director of the VA Medical Center Interprofessional Fellowship in Palliative Care. She sees medical and geriatric patients at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.

Health Professionals Perceived Concerns and Challenges in Providing Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A Qualitative Analysis.

(Price DM, Strodtman LK, Montagnini M, Smith HM, Ghosh B.) Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Nov 21:1049909118812193.
Serving All Who Served: Piloting an Online Tool to Support Cultural Competency with LGBT U.S. Military Veterans in Long-Term Care.

(Donaldson W, Smith HM, Parrish BP.) Clin Gerontol. 2019 Mar-Apr;42(2):185-191.
Self-Perceived End-of-Life Care Competencies of Health-Care Providers at a Large Academic Medical Center.

(Montagnini M, Smith HM, Price DM, Ghosh B, Strodtman L.) Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018 Nov;35(11):1409-1416.
Hemodynamics During Dialysis and Changes in Cognitive Performance.

(Wolfgram D, Vogt E, Jahn AL, Smith HM, Sussman J, Visotcky A, Laud P, Whittle J.) WMJ. 2016 12;115(6):311-6.
Palliative and End-of-Life Care Education Needs of Nurses Across Inpatient Care Settings.

(Price DM, Strodtman L, Montagnini M, Smith HM, Miller J, Zybert J, Oldfield J, Policht T, Ghosh B.) J Contin Educ Nurs. 2017 Jul 01;48(7):329-336.
Haemodynamics during dialysis and cognitive performance.

(Wolfgram DF, Sunio L, Vogt E, Smith HM, Visotcky A, Laud P, Whittle J.) Nephrology (Carlton). 2014 Dec;19(12):771-6.

Heather Smith, PhD, ABPP