Moria J. Smoski, PhD
Department / Division
Psychiatry /
Medical Psychology
Address
DUMC 3026
Durham, NC 27710
Office Telephone
919-684-6717
Fax Telephone
919-684-6770
- PhD, Clinical Psychology, Vanderbilt University (Tennessee), 2004
Clinical Interests
Depression, borderline personality disorder, emotion regulation, behavioral activation, mindfulness and acceptance interventions, mental health in adults ages 60 and over
Research Interests
Depression; late-life mood disorders; emotion regulation; motivation and reward; gender differences in mood disorders; functional neuroimaging
This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.
Representative Publications
Paul, NA; Stanton, SJ; Greeson, JM; Smoski, MJ; Wang, L. Psychological and neural mechanisms of trait mindfulness in reducing depression vulnerability. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 2013;8:56-64.
(2013)
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Dichter, GS; Kozink, RV; McClernon, FJ; Smoski, MJ. Remitted major depression is characterized by reward network hyperactivation during reward anticipation and hypoactivation during reward outcomes. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2012;136:1126-1134.
(2012)
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Hayward, RD; Taylor, WD; Smoski, MJ; Steffens, DC; Payne, ME. Association of Five-Factor Model Personality Domains and Facets with Presence, Onset, and Treatment Outcomes of Major Depression in Older Adults. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2012;
(2012)
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Greeson, JM; Webber, DM; Smoski, MJ; Brantley, JG; Ekblad, AG; Suarez, EC; Wolever, RQ. Changes in spirituality partly explain health-related quality of life outcomes after Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2011;34:508-518.
(2011)
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Keng, SL; Smoski, MJ; Robins, CJ. Effects of mindfulness on psychological health: a review of empirical studies. Clinical Psychology Review. 2011;31:1041-1056.
(2011)
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Smoski, MJ; Rittenberg, A; Dichter, GS. Major depressive disorder is characterized by greater reward network activation to monetary than pleasant image rewards. Psychiatry Research. 2011;194:263-270.
(2011)
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Smoski, MJ; Salsman, N; Wang, L; Smith, V; Lynch, TR; Dager, SR; LaBar, KS; Linehan, MM. Functional imaging of emotion reactivity in opiate-dependent borderline personality disorder. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment. 2011;2:230-241.
(2011)
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Dichter, GS; Felder, JN; Smoski, MJ. The effects of Brief Behavioral Activation Therapy for Depression on cognitive control in affective contexts: An fMRI investigation. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2010;126:236-244.
(2010)
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Hayes, JP; Morey, RA; Petty, CM; Seth, S; Smoski, MJ; McCarthy, G; Labar, KS. Staying cool when things get hot: emotion regulation modulates neural mechanisms of memory encoding. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2010;4:230.
(2010)
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Dichter, GS; Felder, JN; Petty, C; Bizzell, J; Ernst, M; Smoski, MJ. The effects of psychotherapy on neural responses to rewards in major depression. Biological Psychiatry. 2009;66:886-897.
(2009)
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Dichter, GS; Felder, JN; Smoski, MJ. Affective context interferes with cognitive control in unipolar depression: an fMRI investigation. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2009;114:131-142.
(2009)
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Smoski, MJ; Felder, J; Bizzell, J; Green, SR; Ernst, M; Lynch, TR; Dichter, GS. fMRI of alterations in reward selection, anticipation, and feedback in major depressive disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2009;118:69-78.
(2009)
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Smoski, MJ; Lynch, TR; Rosenthal, MZ; Cheavens, JS; Chapman, AL; Krishnan, RR. Decision-making and risk aversion among depressive adults. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 2008;39:567-576.
(2008)
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Wang, L; LaBar, KS; Smoski, M; Rosenthal, MZ; Dolcos, F; Lynch, TR; Krishnan, RR; McCarthy, G. Prefrontal mechanisms for executive control over emotional distraction are altered in major depression. Psychiatry Research. 2008;163:143-155.
(2008)
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