Greg Goldsmith

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  an equal interest in studying the efficacy of educational technology for promoting public understanding and engagement in science.

I am an assistant professor of biology in the Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University (Orange, California). I also direct the college's new Grand Challenges Initiative. 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. 
Research Group
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Dr. Z. Carter Berry
Grand Challenges Initiative Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow

Dr. Eleinis Avila-Lovera 
Postdoctoral Research Associate (w/ Dr. Jennifer Funk)

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

Alex Drivas
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Plant Ecophysiology)

Kendra Ellertson
Undergraduate Research Assistant (Plant Ecophysiology)

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

Research Group - Distinguished Alumni

Dr. Scott Allen (Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2017-2019)
Now Postdoctoral Research Associate at University of Utah

Carlos Aguirre Gutierrez
CONACYT Visiting Graduate Student (Plant Ecophysiology)

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

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