A significant portion of his research program focuses on examining ethnic/racial differences in the experience of pain, and the biopsychosocial predictors of these differences. Along with colleagues at the University of Florida and UAB, he has recently authored several peer-reviewed manuscripts describing ethnic and racial differences in pain sensitivity among individuals with osteoarthritic knee pain. Dr. Goodin serves as a member-at-large of the APS Pain and Disparities special interest group.