Dr. Smith received her doctoral degree in pharmacy from the UTEP-UT Austin Cooperative Pharmacy Program in 2009. After receiving her degree, she went on to practice in the community setting. After starting as a clinical coordinator in the Office of Experiential Education in 2019, Dr. Smith transitioned to faculty member in 2022. She is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy. In her role as a faculty member, her focus has been teaching in the first didactic year of the pharmacy curriculum focusing on skills in a community pharmacy setting such as patient counseling. Dr. Smith is the faculty advisor for the American Pharmacist Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists and is the P1 Interprofessional Education (IPE) champion. Her research interests include student success and professional identity.

• AACP Teacher of the Year - The University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy (07/01/2022-07/31/2022)
• P1 Teacher of the Year - The University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy (07/01/2022-07/31/2022)
• Award for Excellence in Experiential Education - American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (06/01/2021-06/30/2021)

• Pharm D in Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin (2009)

• Don’t worry, be APPE: Developing and refining a skills-based assessment of student preparedness for advanced pharmacy practice experiences Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 17 1 (2025), Natalie N. Gordon, Emily J. Christenberry, Sara C. Smith, Vicki L. Howe, Ian A. Mendez, Amanda Loya, Gabriel Frietze, Margie E. Padilla.
• Don’t worry, be APPE: Developing and refining a skills-based assessment of student preparedness for advanced pharmacy practice experiences Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning (2025), Natalie N. Gordon, Emily J. Christenberry, Sara C. Smith, Vicki L. Howe, Ian A. Mendez, Amanda Loya, Gabriel Frietze, Margie E. Padilla.
• (2024) Don’t worry, be APPE: Evaluating student preparedness for advanced pharmacy practice experiences using a skills-based assessment Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 17 1 (2025), Natalie N. Arndt, Emily J. Christenberry, Sara C. Smith, Ian A. Mendez, Vicki L. Howe, Gabriel Frietze, Amanda Loya, Margie E. Padilla.
• Don’t worry, be APPE: Developing and refining a skills-based assessment of student preparedness for advanced pharmacy practice experiences Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 17 1 (2024), Natalie N. Gordon, Emily J. Christenberry, Sara C. Smith, Vicki L. Howe, Ian A. Mendez, Amanda Loya, Gabriel Frietze, Margie E. Padilla.
• Adapting to Life's Stresses with Adaptogens (2024), Sara C. Smith, Ana Edwards.

• Assessing Imposter Syndrome and its affect on Professional Identity in Pharmacy Students (2024), Volume New Orleans, LA, Sara C. Smith, Margie E. Padilla, Margarita Romero, Vanessa Valles.
• Assessing Imposter Syndrome and its affect on Professional Identity in Pharmacy Students (2024), Volume New Orleans, LA, Sara C. Smith, Margie E. Padilla, Margarita Romero, Vanessa Valles.
• Adults Vaccine Update (2023), Volume Webcast, Margie E. Padilla, Sara C. Smith, .
• Adults Vaccine Update (2023), Volume Webcast, Margie E. Padilla, Sara C. Smith, Shirley Bonneni.
• Building Vaccine Confidence: Adult Vaccine Bootcamp 2023 (2023), Volume Webcast, Margie E. Padilla, Sara C. Smith.

• HPV Mitigation and Cancer Prevention Across the Lifespan in Mexican-origin