Greg Goldsmith

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My research centers on understanding the plant functional response of forests to present and future climate. To answer my questions, I draw on tools from the fields of ecophysiology, ecology, micrometeorology, hydrology, stable isotope biogeochemistry, and remote sensing. I also have a deep interest in developing best practices for formal and informal science and engineering education. 

I am currently an Associate Professor of Biological Sciences and the Associate Dean for Research and Development in the Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University (Orange, California). I previously served as the first director of the Grand Challenges Initiative, a program that serves undergraduate students in both science and engineering. I am an early career fellow of the Ecological Society of America.

Prior to joining Chapman, I was a  a post-doctoral research fellow with Dr. Rolf Siegwolf at the Paul Scherrer Institute. I was also a post-doctoral researcher with Professor Yadvinder Malhi in the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University.

I completed my doctorate with Professor Todd Dawson in the Department of Integrative Biology at University of California Berkeley (2012). I hold a B.A. in biology and environmental studies from Bowdoin College (2005).  

I can be contacted through the email link at the top right of the page. 

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Research Group
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Professor Gaku Yokoyama (2024-2026)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow (Kyushu University)

Szymon Kozlowski '24
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Satellite Remote Sensing)

Joaquin Murillo '25
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Satellite Remote Sensing)

Gabriella Dauber '24
Technician (Plant Ecophysiology)

Research Group - Distinguished Alumni

Dr. Emily Burt
​Now Postdoctoral Research Associate at UNR

Dr. Nadia Valverdi
Now Staff Scientist at INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuria) in Catamarca, Argentina

Dr. Andrew Felton
Now Assistant Professor at Montana State University

Lou Duloisy
Now graduate student at Montana State University 

Dr. Z. Carter Berry (Grand Challenges Initiative Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow, 2017-2020)
Now Research Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University

Dr. Eleinis Avila-Lovera (Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2018-2020)
Now Assistant Professor at University of Utah

Dr. Scott Allen (Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2017-2019)
Now Assistant Professor at University of Nevada Reno

Dr. Carlos Aguirre Gutierrez
CONACYT Visiting Graduate Student (Plant Ecophysiology)

Cami Acosta '24
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Plant Ecophysiology)

Caleb Henshaw '23
​Undergraduate Research Assistant (Plant Ecophysiology)

Brandon Bernardo '21
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Plant Ecophysiology)

Lauren Sanchez '21
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Plant Ecophysiology)

Alex Drivas '21
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Plant Ecophysiology)

Kendra Ellertson '21
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Plant Ecophysiology)

Natasha Lindert '21
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Plant Ecophysiology)

Mehret Collison
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Evidence-Based Use of Educational Technology)

Daisy Haas '21
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Evidence-Based Use of Educational Technology)

​Monroe Roush '21 
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Evidence-Based Use of Educational Technology)

Alex Guerrero '21
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Plant Ecophysiology)
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Liliana Dawidoff '18
Undergraduate Honors Research (Evidence-Based Practice for Teaching Teamwork)