He is a visiting assistant professor and the former director of clinical research at the MIT Media Lab, and he continues to co-direct the Media Lab Autism & Communication Technology Initiative. Goodwin serves on the executive board of the International Society for Autism Research, is co-chair of the Autism Speaks-Innovative Technology for Autism Initiative, and has adjunct associate research scientist appointments at Brown University. Goodwin has over 15 years of research and clinical experience working with children and adults on the autism spectrum and developing and evaluating innovative technologies for behavioral assessment and intervention, including telemetric physiological monitors, accelerometry sensors, and digital video/facial recognition systems.