Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Vanderbilt University 2004
  • M.A., Vanderbilt University 1999
  • B.A., Yale University 1995
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2020
  • Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2019 - 2020
  • Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2018 - 2019
  • Associate Professor of the Practice of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2018 - 2019
  • Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Psychology & Neuroscience, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015 - 2018
  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2013 - 2018
  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2009 - 2013
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2008 - 2009
  • Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Science Departments 2004 - 2008
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Neurobehavioral Mechanisms of Emotion Regulation in Depression across the Adult Lifespan awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2023
  • Evaluating State-Based Network Dynamics in a Transdiagnostic Sample of Patients with Anhedonia awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2023
  • Anhedonia and Activity Patterns: Working Towards a Geospatial Understanding of Etiology and Intervention awarded by The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center 2021 - 2023
  • Development of a Novel Transdiagnostic Intervention for Anhedonia awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2019 - 2022
  • A High-Performance 3T MRI for Brain Imaging awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2022
  • Targeting reward dysfunction as a mechanism to improve smoking cessation awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2022
  • Imaging Genetic Predictors of Psychotherapy Outcomes in Unipolar Depression awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2015
  • Emotion Regulation in Late-Life Depression: Effectiveness and Neural Mechanisms awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2015
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Phillips, Rachel, Erin Walsh, Todd Jensen, Gabriela Nagy, Jessica Kinard, Paul Cernasov, Moria Smoski, and Gabriel Dichter. “Longitudinal associations between perceived stress and anhedonia during psychotherapy.” J Affect Disord 330 (June 1, 2023): 206–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.011.
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    • Cernasov, Paul M., Jessica L. Kinard, Erin Walsh, Lisalynn Kelley, Rachel Phillips, Angela Pisoni, Macey Arnold, et al. “Parsing within & between-person dynamics of therapy homework completion and clinical symptoms in two cognitive behavioral treatments for adults with anhedonia.” Behav Res Ther 166 (April 26, 2023): 104322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2023.104322.
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    • Diehl, Joseph M., Moria J. Smoski, and Mark Zimmerman. “Emotion regulation difficulties link trait resilience and symptoms of depression and anxiety in psychiatric outpatients.” Ann Clin Psychiatry 34, no. 4 (November 2022): 245–53. https://doi.org/10.12788/acp.0086.
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    • Neacsiu, Andrada D., Lysianne Beynel, John L. Graner, Steven T. Szabo, Lawrence G. Appelbaum, Moria J. Smoski, and Kevin S. LaBar. “Enhancing cognitive restructuring with concurrent fMRI-guided neurostimulation for emotional dysregulation-A randomized controlled trial.” J Affect Disord 301 (March 15, 2022): 378–89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.053.
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    • Brown, Megan M., Danielle Arigo, Ruth Q. Wolever, Moria J. Smoski, Martica H. Hall, Jeffrey G. Brantley, and Jeffrey M. Greeson. “Do gender, anxiety, or sleep quality predict mindfulness-based stress reduction outcomes?” J Health Psychol 26, no. 13 (November 2021): 2656–62. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320931186.
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    • Pizzagalli, Diego A., Moria Smoski, Yuen-Siang Ang, Alexis E. Whitton, Gerard Sanacora, Sanjay J. Mathew, John Nurnberger, et al. “Correction to: Selective kappa-opioid antagonism ameliorates anhedonic behavior: evidence from the Fast-fail Trial in Mood and Anxiety Spectrum Disorders (FAST-MAS).” Neuropsychopharmacology 46, no. 12 (November 2021): 2224. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-021-01145-9.
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    • Pisoni, Angela, Simon W. Davis, and Moria Smoski. “Neural signatures of saliency-mapping in anhedonia: A narrative review.” Psychiatry Res 304 (October 2021): 114123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.114123.
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    • Cernasov, Paul, Erin C. Walsh, Jessica L. Kinard, Lisalynn Kelley, Rachel Phillips, Angela Pisoni, Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, et al. “Multilevel growth curve analyses of behavioral activation for anhedonia (BATA) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy effects on anhedonia and resting-state functional connectivity: Interim results of a randomized trial^✰.” Journal of Affective Disorders 292 (September 2021): 161–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.05.054.
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    • Schuette, Stephanie A., Nancy L. Zucker, and Moria J. Smoski. “Do interoceptive accuracy and interoceptive sensibility predict emotion regulation?” Psychol Res 85, no. 5 (July 2021): 1894–1908. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-020-01369-2.
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    • Pizzagalli, Diego A., Moria Smoski, Yuen-Siang Ang, Alexis E. Whitton, Gerard Sanacora, Sanjay J. Mathew, John Nurnberger, et al. “Selective kappa-opioid antagonism ameliorates anhedonic behavior: evidence from the Fast-fail Trial in Mood and Anxiety Spectrum Disorders (FAST-MAS).” Neuropsychopharmacology 45, no. 10 (September 2020): 1656–63. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41386-020-0738-4.
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    • Krystal, Andrew D., Diego A. Pizzagalli, Moria Smoski, Sanjay J. Mathew, John Nurnberger, Sarah H. Lisanby, Dan Iosifescu, et al. “A randomized proof-of-mechanism trial applying the 'fast-fail' approach to evaluating κ-opioid antagonism as a treatment for anhedonia.” Nat Med 26, no. 5 (May 2020): 760–68. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0806-7.
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    • Nagy, Gabriela A., Paul Cernasov, Angela Pisoni, Erin Walsh, Gabriel S. Dichter, and Moria J. Smoski. “Reward Network Modulation as a Mechanism of Change in Behavioral Activation.” Behav Modif 44, no. 2 (March 2020): 186–213. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445518805682.
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    • Dardas, Latefa Ali, Susan G. Silva, Brittney van de Water, Ashlee Vance, Moria J. Smoski, Devon Noonan, and Leigh Ann Simmons. “Psychosocial Correlates of Jordanian Adolescents' Help-Seeking Intentions for Depression: Findings From a Nationally Representative School Survey.” J Sch Nurs 35, no. 2 (April 2019): 117–27. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840517731493.
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    • Walsh, Erin C., Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, Jared Minkel, Joshua Bizzell, Chris Petty, Andrew Crowther, Hannah Carl, Moria J. Smoski, and Gabriel S. Dichter. “Pretreatment brain connectivity during positive emotion upregulation predicts decreased anhedonia following behavioral activation therapy for depression.” J Affect Disord 243 (January 15, 2019): 188–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.09.065.
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    • Krystal, Andrew D., Diego A. Pizzagalli, Sanjay J. Mathew, Gerard Sanacora, Richard Keefe, Allen Song, Joseph Calabrese, et al. “The first implementation of the NIMH FAST-FAIL approach to psychiatric drug development.” Nat Rev Drug Discov 18, no. 1 (December 28, 2018): 82–84. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd.2018.222.
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    • Dardas, Latefa Ali, Susan G. Silva, Jewel Scott, Kaboni Whitney Gondwe, Moria J. Smoski, Devon Noonan, and Leigh Ann Simmons. “Do beliefs about depression etiologies influence the type and severity of depression stigma? The case of Arab adolescents.” Perspect Psychiatr Care 54, no. 4 (October 2018): 547–56. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12270.
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    • Dardas, Latefa Ali, Susan G. Silva, Moria J. Smoski, Devon Noonan, and Leigh Ann Simmons. “Corrigendum to "Personal and Perceived Depression Stigma among Arab Adolescents: Associations with Depression Severity and Personal Characteristics" [Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 31/5 (2017) 499-506].” Arch Psychiatr Nurs 32, no. 2 (April 2018): 325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2018.01.005.
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    • Dardas, Latefa Ali, Susan G. Silva, Moria J. Smoski, Devon Noonan, and Leigh Ann Simmons. “The prevalence of depressive symptoms among Arab adolescents: Findings from Jordan.” Public Health Nurs 35, no. 2 (March 2018): 100–108. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12363.
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    • Dardas, Latefa Ali, Susan G. Silva, Moria J. Smoski, Devon Noonan, and Leigh Ann Simmons. “Adolescent Depression in Jordan: Symptoms Profile, Gender Differences, and the Role of Social Context.” J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 56, no. 2 (February 1, 2018): 44–55. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20171027-04.
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    • Greeson, Jeffrey M., Haley Zarrin, Moria J. Smoski, Jeffrey G. Brantley, Thomas R. Lynch, Daniel M. Webber, Martica H. Hall, Edward C. Suarez, and Ruth Q. Wolever. “Mindfulness Meditation Targets Transdiagnostic Symptoms Implicated in Stress-Related Disorders: Understanding Relationships between Changes in Mindfulness, Sleep Quality, and Physical Symptoms.” Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2018 (2018): 4505191. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4505191.
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    • Dardas, Latefa Ali, Susan G. Silva, Moria J. Smoski, Devon Noonan, and Leigh Ann Simmons. “Personal and Perceived Depression Stigma among Arab Adolescents: Associations with Depression Severity and Personal Characteristics.” Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 31, no. 5 (October 2017): 499–506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnu.2017.06.005.
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    • Keng, Shian-Ling, Elysia Li Yan Tan, Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, and Moria J. Smoski. “Effects of mindfulness, reappraisal, and suppression on sad mood and cognitive resources.” Behav Res Ther 91 (April 2017): 33–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2017.01.006.
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    • Walsh, Erin, Hannah Carl, Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, Jared Minkel, Andrew Crowther, Tyler Moore, Devin Gibbs, et al. “Attenuation of Frontostriatal Connectivity During Reward Processing Predicts Response to Psychotherapy in Major Depressive Disorder.” Neuropsychopharmacology 42, no. 4 (March 2017): 831–43. https://doi.org/10.1038/npp.2016.179.
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    • Smoski, M. J., A. McClintock, and L. Keeling. “Mindfulness Training for Emotional and Cognitive Health in Late Life.” Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports 3, no. 4 (December 1, 2016): 301–7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40473-016-0097-y.
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    • Carl, Hannah, Erin Walsh, Tory Eisenlohr-Moul, Jared Minkel, Andrew Crowther, Tyler Moore, Devin Gibbs, et al. “Sustained anterior cingulate cortex activation during reward processing predicts response to psychotherapy in major depressive disorder.” J Affect Disord 203 (October 2016): 204–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.06.005.
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    • Keng, Shian-Ling, Stanley T. H. Seah, Eddie M. W. Tong, and Moria Smoski. “Effects of brief mindful acceptance induction on implicit dysfunctional attitudes and concordance between implicit and explicit dysfunctional attitudes.” Behav Res Ther 83 (August 2016): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2016.05.004.
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    • Kaiser, Roselinde H., Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, Daniel G. Dillon, Franziska Goer, Miranda Beltzer, Jared Minkel, Moria Smoski, Gabriel Dichter, and Diego A. Pizzagalli. “Dynamic Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Major Depression.” Neuropsychopharmacology 41, no. 7 (June 2016): 1822–30. https://doi.org/10.1038/npp.2015.352.
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    • Keng, S. L., M. J. Smoski, and C. J. Robins. “Effects of Mindful Acceptance and Reappraisal Training on Maladaptive Beliefs About Rumination.” Mindfulness 7, no. 2 (April 1, 2016): 493–503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-015-0480-x.
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    • Richey, J Anthony, Cara R. Damiano, Antoinette Sabatino, Alison Rittenberg, Chris Petty, Josh Bizzell, James Voyvodic, et al. “Neural Mechanisms of Emotion Regulation in Autism Spectrum Disorder.” J Autism Dev Disord 45, no. 11 (November 2015): 3409–23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-015-2359-z.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., Shian-Ling Keng, Jie Lisa Ji, Tyler Moore, Jared Minkel, and Gabriel S. Dichter. “Neural indicators of emotion regulation via acceptance vs reappraisal in remitted major depressive disorder.” Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 10, no. 9 (September 2015): 1187–94. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsv003.
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    • Crowther, Andrew, Moria J. Smoski, Jared Minkel, Tyler Moore, Devin Gibbs, Chris Petty, Josh Bizzell, et al. “Resting-state connectivity predictors of response to psychotherapy in major depressive disorder.” Neuropsychopharmacology 40, no. 7 (June 2015): 1659–73. https://doi.org/10.1038/npp.2015.12.
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    • Greeson, Jeffrey M., Moria J. Smoski, Edward C. Suarez, Jeffrey G. Brantley, Andrew G. Ekblad, Thomas R. Lynch, and Ruth Quillian Wolever. “Decreased symptoms of depression after mindfulness-based stress reduction: potential moderating effects of religiosity, spirituality, trait mindfulness, sex, and age.” J Altern Complement Med 21, no. 3 (March 2015): 166–74. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2014.0285.
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    • Dichter, Gabriel S., Devin Gibbs, and Moria J. Smoski. “A systematic review of relations between resting-state functional-MRI and treatment response in major depressive disorder.” J Affect Disord 172 (February 1, 2015): 8–17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2014.09.028.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., Kevin S. LaBar, and David C. Steffens. “Relative effectiveness of reappraisal and distraction in regulating emotion in late-life depression.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 22, no. 9 (September 2014): 898–907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.070.
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    • Keng, Shian-Ling, Clive J. Robins, Moria J. Smoski, Jana Dagenbach, and Mark R. Leary. “Reappraisal and mindfulness: a comparison of subjective effects and cognitive costs.” Behav Res Ther 51, no. 12 (December 2013): 899–904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2013.10.006.
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    • Steffens, David C., Douglas R. McQuoid, Moria J. Smoski, and Guy G. Potter. “Clinical outcomes of older depressed patients with and without comorbid neuroticism.” Int Psychogeriatr 25, no. 12 (December 2013): 1985–90. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610213001324.
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    • Schiller, Crystal Edler, Jared Minkel, Moria J. Smoski, and Gabriel S. Dichter. “Remitted major depression is characterized by reduced prefrontal cortex reactivity to reward loss.” J Affect Disord 151, no. 2 (November 2013): 756–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.06.016.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., Shian-Ling Keng, Crystal Edler Schiller, Jared Minkel, and Gabriel S. Dichter. “Neural mechanisms of cognitive reappraisal in remitted major depressive disorder.” J Affect Disord 151, no. 1 (October 2013): 171–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.073.
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    • Hayward, R David, Warren D. Taylor, Moria J. Smoski, David C. Steffens, and Martha E. Payne. “Association of five-factor model personality domains and facets with presence, onset, and treatment outcomes of major depression in older adults.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 21, no. 1 (January 2013): 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2012.11.012.
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    • Wang, Lihong, Natalie Paul, Steve J. Stanton, Jeffrey M. Greeson, and Moria J. Smoski. “Loss of sustained activity in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in response to repeated stress in individuals with early-life emotional abuse: implications for depression vulnerability.” Front Psychol 4 (2013): 320. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00320.
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    • Paul, Natalie A., Steven J. Stanton, Jeffrey M. Greeson, Moria J. Smoski, and Lihong Wang. “Psychological and neural mechanisms of trait mindfulness in reducing depression vulnerability.” Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 8, no. 1 (January 2013): 56–64. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nss070.
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    • Felder, Jennifer N., Moria J. Smoski, Rachel V. Kozink, Brett Froeliger, Joseph McClernon, Joshua Bizzell, Christopher Petty, and Gabriel S. Dichter. “Neural mechanisms of subclinical depressive symptoms in women: a pilot functional brain imaging study.” Bmc Psychiatry 12 (September 21, 2012): 152. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-12-152.
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    • Itzhar-Nabarro, Z., and M. J. Smoski. “A Review of Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives on Marital Satisfaction and Bereavement Outcomes: Implications for Working with Older Adults.” Clinical Gerontologist 35, no. 3 (May 1, 2012): 257–69. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2012.657604.
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    • Hayward, R. D., W. D. Taylor, M. J. Smoski, D. C. Steffens, and M. E. Payne. “Association of Five-Factor Model Personality Domains and Facets with Presence, Onset, and Treatment Outcomes of Major Depression in Older Adults.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry, March 15, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e3182436200.
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    • Dichter, Gabriel S., Rachel V. Kozink, F Joseph McClernon, and Moria J. Smoski. “Remitted major depression is characterized by reward network hyperactivation during reward anticipation and hypoactivation during reward outcomes.” J Affect Disord 136, no. 3 (February 2012): 1126–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.09.048.
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    • Addicott, M. A., D. A. A. Baranger, R. V. Kozink, M. J. Smoski, G. S. Dichter, and F. J. McClernon. “Erratum: Smoking withdrawal is associated with increases in brain activation during decision making and reward anticipation: A preliminary study.” Psychopharmacology 219, no. 2 (January 1, 2012): 685–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-011-2531-x.
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    • Keng, S. L., M. J. Smoski, C. J. Robins, A. G. Ekblad, and J. G. Brantley. “Mechanisms of change in mindfulness-based stress reduction: Self-compassion and mindfulness as mediators of intervention outcomes.” Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy 26, no. 3 (January 1, 2012): 270–80. https://doi.org/10.1891/0889-8391.26.3.270.
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    • Addicott, Merideth A., David A. A. Baranger, Rachel V. Kozink, Moria J. Smoski, Gabriel S. Dichter, and F Joseph McClernon. “Smoking withdrawal is associated with increases in brain activation during decision making and reward anticipation: a preliminary study.” Psychopharmacology (Berl) 219, no. 2 (January 2012): 563–73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-011-2404-3.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., Alison Rittenberg, and Gabriel S. Dichter. “Major depressive disorder is characterized by greater reward network activation to monetary than pleasant image rewards.” Psychiatry Res 194, no. 3 (December 30, 2011): 263–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2011.06.012.
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    • Greeson, Jeffrey M., Daniel M. Webber, Moria J. Smoski, Jeffrey G. Brantley, Andrew G. Ekblad, Edward C. Suarez, and Ruth Quillian Wolever. “Changes in spirituality partly explain health-related quality of life outcomes after Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.” J Behav Med 34, no. 6 (December 2011): 508–18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-011-9332-x.
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    • Rosenthal, M Zachary, Kwanguk Kim, Nathaniel R. Herr, Moria J. Smoski, Jennifer S. Cheavens, Thomas R. Lynch, and David S. Kosson. “Speed and accuracy of facial expression classification in avoidant personality disorder: a preliminary study.” Personal Disord 2, no. 4 (October 2011): 327–34. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023672.
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    • Keng, Shian-Ling, Moria J. Smoski, and Clive J. Robins. “Effects of mindfulness on psychological health: a review of empirical studies.” Clin Psychol Rev 31, no. 6 (August 2011): 1041–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2011.04.006.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., Nicholas Salsman, Lihong Wang, Veronica Smith, Thomas R. Lynch, Stephen R. Dager, Kevin S. LaBar, and Marsha M. Linehan. “Functional imaging of emotion reactivity in opiate-dependent borderline personality disorder.” Personal Disord 2, no. 3 (July 2011): 230–41. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0022228.
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    • Dichter, Gabriel S., Jennifer N. Felder, and Moria J. Smoski. “The effects of Brief Behavioral Activation Therapy for Depression on cognitive control in affective contexts: An fMRI investigation.” J Affect Disord 126, no. 1–2 (October 2010): 236–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2010.03.022.
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    • Dichter, Gabriel S., Moria J. Smoski, Alexey B. Kampov-Polevoy, Robert Gallop, and James C. Garbutt. “Unipolar depression does not moderate responses to the Sweet Taste Test.” Depress Anxiety 27, no. 9 (September 2010): 859–63. https://doi.org/10.1002/da.20690.
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    • Hayes, Jasmeet Pannu, Rajendra A. Morey, Christopher M. Petty, Srishti Seth, Moria J. Smoski, Gregory McCarthy, and Kevin S. Labar. “Staying cool when things get hot: emotion regulation modulates neural mechanisms of memory encoding.” Front Hum Neurosci 4 (2010): 230. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2010.00230.
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    • Dichter, Gabriel S., Jennifer N. Felder, Christopher Petty, Joshua Bizzell, Monique Ernst, and Moria J. Smoski. “The effects of psychotherapy on neural responses to rewards in major depression.” Biol Psychiatry 66, no. 9 (November 1, 2009): 886–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.06.021.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., Jennifer Felder, Joshua Bizzell, Steven R. Green, Monique Ernst, Thomas R. Lynch, and Gabriel S. Dichter. “fMRI of alterations in reward selection, anticipation, and feedback in major depressive disorder.” J Affect Disord 118, no. 1–3 (November 2009): 69–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2009.01.034.
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    • Dichter, Gabriel S., Jennifer N. Felder, and Moria J. Smoski. “Affective context interferes with cognitive control in unipolar depression: an fMRI investigation.” J Affect Disord 114, no. 1–3 (April 2009): 131–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2008.06.027.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., Thomas R. Lynch, M Zachary Rosenthal, Jennifer S. Cheavens, Alexander L. Chapman, and Ranga R. Krishnan. “Decision-making and risk aversion among depressive adults.” J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 39, no. 4 (December 2008): 567–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2008.01.004.
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    • Dichter, G. S., J. N. Felder, and M. Smoski. “Effects of psychotherapy on brain function: Brain imaging studies indicate changes.” Psychiatric Times 25, no. 10 (September 1, 2008): 34–38.
    • Wang, Lihong, Kevin S. LaBar, Moria Smoski, M Zachary Rosenthal, Florin Dolcos, Thomas R. Lynch, Ranga R. Krishnan, and Gregory McCarthy. “Prefrontal mechanisms for executive control over emotional distraction are altered in major depression.” Psychiatry Res 163, no. 2 (July 15, 2008): 143–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.10.004.
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    • Lynch, T. R., M. Z. Rosenthal, and M. J. Smoski. “Dialectical behavior therapy: Efficacy, mechanisms, and application.” Psychiatric Times 25, no. 2 (February 1, 2008).
    • Cheavens, Jennifer S., Thomas R. Lynch, and Moria J. Smoski. “Response to the van Alphen et al. 'reaction to "treatment of older adults with co-morbid personality disorder and depression: a dialectical behavior therapy approach".” Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 22, no. 7 (July 2007): 701–2. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1843.
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    • Chapman, A. L., T. R. Lynch, M. Z. Rosenthal, J. S. Cheavens, M. J. Smoski, and K. R. R. Krishnan. “Risk aversion among depressed older adults with obsessive compulsive personality disorder.” Cognitive Therapy and Research 31, no. 2 (April 1, 2007): 161–74. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-006-9114-x.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., and Jo-Anne Bachorowski. “Antiphonal laughter in developing friendships.” Ann N Y Acad Sci 1000 (December 2003): 300–303. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1280.030.
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    • Blake, Randolph, Lauren M. Turner, Moria J. Smoski, Stacie L. Pozdol, and Wendy L. Stone. “Visual recognition of biological motion is impaired in children with autism.” Psychol Sci 14, no. 2 (March 2003): 151–57. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9280.01434.
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    • Smoski, Moria, and Jo-Anne Bachorowski. “Antiphonal laughter between friends and strangers.” Cogn Emot 17, no. 2 (March 2003): 327–40. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699930302296.
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    • Kaplan, Peter S., Jo-Anne Bachorowski, Moria J. Smoski, and William J. Hudenko. “Infants of depressed mothers, although competent learners, fail to learn in response to their own mothers' infant-directed speech.” Psychol Sci 13, no. 3 (May 2002): 268–71. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9280.00449.
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    • Kaplan, Peter S., Jo-Anne Bachorowski, Moria J. Smoski, and Michael Zinser. “Role of Clinical Diagnosis and Medication Use in Effects of Maternal Depression on Infant-Directed Speech.” Infancy 2, no. 4 (October 2001): 537–48. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327078IN0204_08.
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    • Bachorowski, J. A., M. J. Smoski, and M. J. Owren. “The acoustic features of human laughter.” J Acoust Soc Am 110, no. 3 Pt 1 (September 2001): 1581–97. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.1391244.
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  • Book Sections

    • Dichter, G. S., M. Smoski, R. K. Henderson, and S. Dimidjian. “Behavioral activation as a treatment for depression theory, neurobiologic effects, and potential linkages to resilience.” In The Resilience Handbook: Approaches to Stress and Trauma, 211–26, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203135303.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Lavretsky, Helen, Julie Wetherell, Moria J. Smoski, and Taya Varteresian. “Cultivation of Well-Being Through Mind-Body Interventions.” In The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26:S49–50. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2018.01.079.
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    • Dichter, Gabriel S., Andrew Crowther, Jared Minkel, Shian-Ling Keng, Ji Lisa Ji, Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, Erin Walsh, and Moria J. Smoski. “Neural Mechanisms of Emotion Regulation in Major Depression and Implications for Psychotherapy Effectiveness.” In Biological Psychiatry, 79:295S-295S. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2016.
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    • Rej, Soham, Moria J. Smoski, Helen Lavretsky, and Paul Newhouse. “CAM for the Goose and the Gander: Demonstrations of Mind-Body Practices for Patients and Practitioners.” In The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24:S26–27. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2016.01.038.
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    • Carl, Hannah, Gabriel S. Dichter, Andrew Crowther, Jared Minkel, Tyler Moore, Devin Gibbs, Chris Petty, et al. “Endurance of Neural Response to Rewards Predicts Post-Treatment Depression Severity.” In Biological Psychiatry, Vol. 77. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2015.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., Edward C. Suarez, Jeffrey Brantley, Ruth Q. Wolever, and Jeffrey M. Greeson. “Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Across the Adult Lifespan.” In The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23:S168–S168. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2014.12.175.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., Warren D. Taylor, Patricia Arean, and David C. Steffens. “Emotion Regulation in Late-Life Depression: Neural Models to Treatment Strategies.” In The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22:S15–16. Elsevier BV, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2013.12.022.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., David Steffens, and Kevin LaBar. “Executive Function as a Moderator of Emotion Regulation in Late-Life Depression.” In The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 21:S129–30. Elsevier BV, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2012.12.172.
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    • Smoski, Moria J. “Reward Optimization and Behavioral Activation Treatment for Late-Life Depression.” In American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20:S156–57. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2012.
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    • Payne, Martha E., R David Hayward, Moria J. Smoski, Ranga R. Krishnan, David C. Steffens, and Warren D. Taylor. “Stress Vulnerability Moderates the Association between White Matter Lesions and Late-Life Depression.” In Biological Psychiatry, 69:170S-170S. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2011.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., David Steffens, and Kevin LaBar. “Effectiveness of Reappraisal and Distraction as Emotion Regulation Strategies in Late-Life MDD.” In American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 19:S66–67. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2011.
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    • Smoski, Moria J., David Steffens, and Kevin LaBar. “Functional Neuroimaging of Emotion Regulation in Late-Life Depression.” In American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 19:S99–100. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2011.
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