Mia A. Smith-Bynum

Biography

Mia A. Smith-Bynum is an American clinical psychologist who specializes in family science and is known for her research on mental health, parenting, family interactions, communication, and racial-ethnic socialization in ethnic minority families. Smith-Bynum is associate professor of Family Science in the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she is also affiliated with the Maryland Population Research Center. She is Chair of the Black Caucus of the Society for Research in Child Development. Smith-Bynum is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Division 43, Society of Family Psychology. She was honored with the President's Commission on Ethnic Minority Issues Faculty Award from the University of Maryland in 2016. She also received the Jerry P. Wrenn Outstanding Service Award in 2016 and the Doris W. Sands Excellence in Teaching Award in 2017, both from School of Public Health, of the University of Maryland.

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