Sophie Smit
Research Area
Education
B.S.W., University of the Fraser Valley, 2014
B.A. (Hons), University of the Fraser Valley, 2016
M.A., University of British Columbia, 2018
About
Sophie is a PhD student in the Peer Relationship in Childhood Lab under the supervision of Dr. Amori Mikami. She is interested in parent-child interactions, parent mental health, and parenting interventions for families of children with ADHD. She is also interested in treatment process and improving family engagement in treatment. In her previous work, she designed and administered a mindfulness-based intervention for parents of children with behavioral issues.
Research
Research interests include parenting, parent-child interactions, parent mental health, child mental health, ADHD, treatment process, and interventions for children and families.
Publications
Smit, S., Martens, C., Ackland, P., & Mikami, A. Y. (2018). Combining attachment and mindfulness to improve family functioning: Pilot of an attachment-based mindfulness program. Journal of Family Psychotherapy, doi:10.1080/08975353.2018.1487247
Mikami, A.Y., Smit, S., & Khalis, A. (2017). Social Skills Training and ADHD: What works? Current Psychiatry Reports, 19(2). doi: 10.1007/s11920-017-0850-2