Dr. Smith received his Ph.D. in Psychology in 1967 from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He briefly joined the faculty of the University of Massachusetts as Assistant Professor, then accepted a position at the University of Maryland. He is currently Professor of Psychology and directs the Laboratory of Human Psychophysiology. He has previously been Director of Undergraduate Studies, Associate Chair/Director of Graduate Studies, and Acting Chair of the Department.
Research and Teaching Interests:
Dr. Smith's primary research interests are in the related areas of personality, emotion, and psychopharmacology. Working from an arousal theory perspective, his current research focuses on the effects of arousal-inducing drugs, including caffeine and nicotine, on cognitive, motor, and emotional functions. Subject populations of interest include college students, adults from the general population, Indian-Americans, women with a history of PMS, and various patient groups.
Courses Taught:
Psychology 622: Research Methods in Clinical Psychology
Psychology 612: Personality Theory
Psychology 765: Psychopharmacology
Selected Publications:
Books
Smith, B.D., & Gupta, B.S. (in press). Arousal and Caffeine: Effects on Health and Behavior. London and New York: Taylor and Francis.
Smith, B. D. (1998). Psychology: Science and understanding. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Smith, B.D., & Vetter, H.J. (1991). Theories of personality. New York: Prentice-Hall.
Smith, B.D., & Vetter, H.J. (1982). Theoretical approaches to personality. New York: Prentice-Hall.
Articles
Smith, B.D. (in press). Arousal theory revisited: Neural and behavioral effects of caffeine.
Smith, B.D., Mann, M., et al. (in press). Chronic and recurrent arousal: The role of caffeine in a multi-factorial model of coronary heart disease.
Smith, B. D. (in press). Detrimental and beneficial effects of caffeine-induced arousal: What do we know?
Mann, M., Smith B. D., Tola, K., & Farley, L. (2004). Alcoholic tendency and EEG arousal in women: Effects of family history and personality under emotional stimulation. International Journal of Neuroscience, 112, 639-661.
Smith, B.D., Osborne, A., Mann, M., Jones, H., & White, T. (2004). The effects of coffee and caffeine on psychological function and performance. In A. Nehlig (Ed.), Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, and the Brain. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Smith, B.D. (2003). Arousal and caffeine: Effects on physiological and psychological functioning. Pharmacopsychoecologia, 16, 201-231.
Smith, B.D., Kinder, N., Osborne, A., & Trotman, A. (2003). The arousal drug of choice: A review of major caffeine sources. Pharmacopsychoecologia, 16, 1-34.
Smith, B.D., Mann, M., Wilk, J., & Farley, L. (2003). Coronary heart disease: Caffeine and the multi-factorial causal model. Pharmacopsychoecologia, 16, 111-134.
Kenworthy, L., Smith, B.D., Fedio, P., Smith, D., & Reese, K. (2001). Hemispheric specialization in emotion: attention, arousal and EEG activation in unilateral temporal lobe epilepsy. International Journal of Neuroscience, 107, 279-293.
Smith, B.D., Cranford, D., & Green, L. (2001). Hostility and caffeine: Cardiovascular effects during stress and recovery. Personality and Individual Differences, 30, 1125-1137.
Wilken, J., Smith, B.D., Tola, K., & Mann, M. (2000). Trait anxiety and prior exposure to non-stressful stimuli: Effects on psychophysiological arousal and anxiety. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 37, 233-242.
Smith, B.D. (1999). Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow: Teaching the future of psychology. In APS (Ed.), Teaching tips. Washington, DC: APS.
Smith, B.D. (1999). The scientific crystal ball: Teaching the psychology of the future. APS Observer, 12, 14-15 and 25.
Clinical Psychology Program • Department of Psychology • University
of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-4411 • phone: 301-405-5890 • fax:
301-314-9566 • email: jcoldren@psyc.umd.edu
