She has a Master of Interior Design from the University of Florida, and is currently completing a PhD from the University of Florida. Her dissertation research is exploring integrating historic buildings into contemporary communities. Professor Goldsmith also studies the relationships between textile crafts persons and their work spaces in indigenous and colonial new world cultures. As a practicing interior designer, she worked with textiles in commercial and residential interiors. She has won grants to study hand-weaving and present on her research on historic buildings and textile production.