Since 2010, Dr. Smith has worked on a wide range of health and social welfare initiatives, beginning as an HIV case management intern in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. His roles have included HIV test counselor, research assistant and coordinator on HIV and sexual health studies, consultant for national and state HIV awareness campaigns, and contributor to the startup of the Office of Supportive/Affordable Housing and Services (OSAHS), a New York City initiative to procure 15,000 units of supportive housing. These efforts led to his appointment as Community Co-Chair of the Ending the Epidemic Task Force Black MSM Subcommittee, where he led initiatives to improve HIV care continuum outcomes for Black MSM across New York State. In 2019, he served as the inaugural Storytelling Co-Chair for the CDC-hosted National HIV Prevention Conference.
Dr. Smith is the Principal Investigator for the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute’s first statewide study on crystal methamphetamine use among Black men who have sex with men (MSM). He is also a recipient of the prestigious National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, NRSA (F31) Fellowship Award. His work has been recognized with several honors, including the 2023 Change Maker Award from the University of Rochester Office of Equity and Inclusion, which honors students and organizations cultivating a just, equitable, and inclusive environment, and the 2022 Infiniti Award from the House of Mizrahi, which acknowledges significant contributions to the House and Ballroom community.
Publications
P. M. B. Natalie M. Leblanc, P. M. B. U. D. R. Sadandaula R. Muheriwa-Matemba, PhD Msw BA Noelle St. Vil, PhD MS Bsn Danielle Alcena-Stiner, E. M. C. Keosha T. Bond, BA Alexander Glazier, Dnp RN Cne Cnl Luis Rosario-McCabe, WHNP-BC, Faith Lambert, FNP-BC, PhD Lsw Martez Smith
medRxiv, 2024
Global North learning from Global South: A community-led response to mpox in New York City
Grant Roth, Jennifer Barnes-Balenciaga, Joseph S Osmundson, Martez D R Smith, Nguyen K Tran, Nicholas Diamond, Keletso Makofane
PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
Jeffrey Birnbaum, Michael Roberson, Marlon M Bailey, Martez D R Smith, DeAnne Turner, Han-Zhu Qian, Sangchoon Jeon, Sabina Hirshfield, LaRon E Nelson
PLoS ONE, 2023
Jeffrey Birnbaum, Michael Roberson, Marlon M Bailey, Martez D R Smith, DeAnne Turner, Han-Zhu Qian, S. Jeon, Sabina Hirshfield, LaRon E Nelson
PLoS ONE, 2023
Martez D R Smith, Natalie M. Leblanc, LaRon E Nelson, James McMahon
PLoS ONE, 2023
S. Hirshfield, J. Birnbaum, DeAnne Turner, Michael Roberson, M. Bailey, Martez D R Smith, LaRon E Nelson
2023
Gamji M’Rabiu Abubakari, Martez DR Smith, Donte T Boyd, S Raquel Ramos, Courtney Johnson, Juan L Benavides, Megan Threats, Junior L Allen, Camille R Quinn
International journal of environmental research and public health, vol. 19(2), 2022, p. 1003
S. Hirshfield, J. Birnbaum, DeAnne Turner, Michael Roberson, M. Bailey, Martez D R Smith, LaRon E Nelson
Health Promotion Practice, 2022
S. Hirshfield, J. Birnbaum, DeAnne Turner, Michael Roberson, M. Bailey, Martez D R Smith, LaRon E Nelson
Health Promotion Practice, 2022
J. McMahon, J. Simmons, J. Haberer, S. Mannheimer, Natalie M Leblanc, Leilani Torres, Robert Quiles, G. Aedo, A. Javier, Amy Braksmajer, Graham A Harriman, Nicole Trabold, E. Pouget, A. Kurth, Martez D. R. Smith, Judith Brasch, Eric J Podsiadly, P. Anderson
BMJ Open, 2021
Natalie M Leblanc, H. Crean, Typhanye Dyer, Chen Zhang, Rodman E. Turpin, Nanhua Zhang, Martez D. R. Smith, J. McMahon, LaRon E Nelson
Archives of sexual behavior, 2021
Natalie M. Leblanc, Hugh F. Crean, Typhanye Dyer, Chen Zhang, R. Turpin, Nanhua Zhang, Martez D R Smith, J. McMahon, LaRon E Nelson
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2021
A. Ogunbajo, Natalie M Leblanc, Sameer Kushwaha, F. Boakye, S. Hanson, Martez D. R. Smith, LaRon E Nelson
AIDS care, 2020
Vogue dance, flow, and a new dimension for performance psychology.
Martez D. R. Smith, Leeja Carter, J. Phillips
The Humanistic Psychologist, 2020
P. Djiadeu, Martez D. R. Smith, Sameer Kushwaha, Apondi J Odhiambo, David Absalom, W. Husbands, W. Tharao, R. Regan, Ting Sa, Nanhua Zhang, R. Kaul, LaRon E Nelson
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2020
Mandating intersectionality in sport psychology
Martez D. R. Smith, Cathryn B. Lucas, Erica Tibbetts, Leeja Carter
Feminist Applied Sport Psychology, 2019
How do male sex workers on Craigslist differ from those on Rentboy? A comparison of two samples
C. Grov, J. Koken, Martez D. R. Smith, J. Parsons
Culture, health & sexuality, 2017