Barbara Smith joined Arizona State University’s School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering as an assistant faculty in January 2015. The Smith Laboratory focuses on developing novel photoacoustic imaging technologies and investigating multiomic biomarkers for applications in women’s health and mental illness. Recent work in her lab has led to the publication of a Featured Article in Applied Physics Letters and the submission of seven patents. Since joining ASU, Smith has been awarded the Centennial Professorship Award, Arizona Biomedical Research Consortium Early Stage Investigator Award, Women and Philanthropy Award, and a National Science Foundation ICorps Award.