“I believe growing up in that region, I decided I wasn’t going to stay in a cold climate,” he says with a chuckle. “Corpus Christi is about as far [south in the United States] as you can get. We love the warm weather. I feel very fortunate to live and work here.”
When he’s not at the university, Smith enjoys walking his dogs, jogging, swimming and kayaking. But he admits that he is perhaps atypical in that he finds conducting research and engaging in academic writing to be very relaxing as well. He is currently writing and editing a book about techniques for working with substance and process addictions.
Smith’s current book project will be added to the dozens of textbooks, book chapters and journal articles he has authored throughout his career on topics ranging from drug abuse to family therapy with Latino populations.