Mia A. Smith-Bynum a 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. She also received the Rosa Parks Labor of Love award by the University of Maryland in 2015. Also she received the Minority supplement award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Smith-Bynam is editor of Families in daily life: Macro and micro perspectives. Biography Smith-Bynum acquired her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1993. Her undergraduate thesis examined self-esteem and achievement in Black adolescents. Smith-Bynum acquired her master's degree at the University of Virginia in clinical psychology in 1996. Her mastered and investigated physical attractiveness and socioemotional outcomes among African American women. Smith-Bynum completed her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Virginia in 1999. Her dissertation, supervised by Robert Emery, was titled "Mother-daughter relationships and sexual outcomes in late-adolescents: A study of African Americans mothers and daughters." In a sample of middle-class African American mothers and daughters, Smith-Bynum investigated associations between mothers' parenting styles and the onset of their daughters' sexual activity. In addition, the study documented relationships between daughters' racial identity, mental health, perceived sexual competence, and demographic variables. Smith-Bynum completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in child and family development at the University of Georgia before joining the faculty in the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University in 2001. She taught the following courses at The University of Maryland, family theories and patterns, African American families and ethnic families and health disparities. She moved to the University of Maryland-College Park in 2015. Smith-Bynum's research has been funded by the