Hill Goldsmith received his Ph.D. in 1878 from the University of Minnesota. Currently Goldsmith is faculty at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Goldsmith is interested in many different areas of psychology. Much of his reserach utilizes twin samples. Past research has examined infant emotional reactivity and emotional atmospheres in the home environment. A large part of Goldsmith's research uses biological measures such as DNA and psychophysiological and endocrine measures.

Currently, Goldsmith is working on four different projects. The first examines biological underpinnings of child disorders such as ADHD and autism. Goldsmith is also reseraching the risk factors for autism spectrum disorders. In addition, Goldsmith is exploring how temperemant is a function of behavioral and environmental influences and how temperament is related to later psychopathology. Last, Goldsmith is currently working to identify a genetic epidemiology of autism, childhood anxiety, and externalizing disorders.

Goldsmith, H. H. , Buss, A. H., Plominn, R., Rothbart, M. K., Thomas, A., Chess, S., Hinde, R. A., & McCall, R. B. (1987). Round Table - What is temperament: Four approaches. Child Development 58(2), pp. 505-529.

Goldsmith, H. H., & Hewitt, E. C. (2003). Validity of parental report of temperament: Distinctions and needed research. Infant Behavior and Development 26(1), pp. 108-111.

Van Hulle, C. A., Goldsmith, H. H., & Lemery, K., S. (2004). Genetic, environmental, and gender effects on individual differences in toddler expressive language. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research 47(4) pp. 904 - 912.

Goldsmith, H. H., & Davidson, R. J., (2004). Disambiguating the components of emotion regulation. Child Development 75(2), pp. 361 - 365.