Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1978
M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1976
B.A., Antioch College, 1974

DA Kidwell, FP Smith. Passive exposure, decontamination procedures, cut-offs, and bias: pitfalls in the interpretation of hair analysis results for cocaine use.  Chapter in: P Kintz (Ed.), Analytical and Practical Aspects of Drug Testing in Hair. CRC Press, Boca Raton , Florida , 2006.

FP Smith, editor. Handbook of Forensic Drug Analysis. Burlington , MA : Elsevier Academic Press, 2005.

DA Kidwell, JD Kidwell, F Shinohara, C Harper [graduate student], K Roarty [graduate student], K Bernadt [graduate student], RA McCaulley [graduate student], FP Smith. Comparison of daily urine, sweat, and skin wipes among cocaine users. Forensic Science International 133(1-2): 63-78, 2003

FP Smith, DA Kidwell. Susceptibility of PharmChek^TM Drugs of Abuse Patch to environmental contamination. Forensic Science International 116(2-3):89-116, 2001.

TFP Smith, DA Kidwell. Commentary on Minimal Standards for the Performance and Interpretation of Toxicology Tests in Legal Proceedings, Journal of Forensic Sciences 45(1):237-238, 2000.

Dr. Smith's research interests include novel methods of drug testing, reliability of drug testing methods, and the interdiction of traffickers.