H. Hill Goldsmith, PhD
Leona Tyler Professor of Psychology, Emeritus
Biography
PhD, University of Minnesota
Contact Information
Waisman Center
1500 Highland Ave
Room 573
Madison, WI 53706
608.265.2674
hill.goldsmith@wisc.edu
Lab Website: Wisconsin Twin Research
Research Statement
Our research focus is temperament and the role of temperament in developmental risk and resilience. We consider broad themes of affective development, psychological adjustment, genetics, brain development, and family context. See our lab website for more details. Please visit the Wisconsin Twin Research website for more details.
Please note: The Goldsmith lab is no longer accepting students or hiring staff.
Selected Publications
Bas-Hoogendam, J. M., Bernstein, R. A., Benson, B. E., Frank ,S. E. C., Buss ,KA, Gunther ,KE, Pérez-Edgar, K., Salum ,GA, Jackowski, A., Bressan, R. A., Zugman, A., Degnan ,K. A., Filippi , C. A., Fox, N. A. , Henderson, H. A., Tang, A., Zeytinoglu, S., Harrewijn, A., Hillegers, M. H. J., Muetzel, R. L., White ,T., van IJzendoorn, M. H., Schwartz, C. E., Felicione, J. M., DeYoung, K. A., Shackman, A. J., Smith, J. F., Tillman, R. M., van den Berg, Y. H. M., Cillessen, A. H. N., Roelofs, K., Tyborowska, A., Hill, S. Y., Battaglia, M., Tettamanti, M., Dougherty, L. R., Jin, J., Klein, D. N., Leung ,H. C., Avery, S. N., Blackford , J. U., Clauss, J. A., Bjork, J. M., Hettema, M., Moore, A. A., Roberson-Nay, R., Sawyers, C., Hayden, E. P., Liu, P., Vandermeer, M. R. J., Goldsmith, H. H., Planalp, E. M., Nichols, T. E., Thompson, P. M., Westenberg, P. M., van der Wee, N. J. A., Groenewold, N. A., Stein, D. J., Winkler, A. M., & Pine, D. S. (2026). Structural Brain Correlates of Childhood Inhibited Temperament: An ENIGMA-Anxiety Mega-Analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 65(4), 577-604. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2025.06.026. Epub 2025 Jul 4. PMID: 40619094; PMCID: PMC12321241
Maravilla, J. P., Lyding, C., Clifford, S., Goldsmith, H. H., & Lemery-Chalfant, K. (2026). Parental differential treatment and symptoms of child psychopathology: A twin study. Development and Psychopathology, May 5, 1–15. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579426101370
Javadova, N., DiPiero, M. A., Yoon, C. D., Frye, C., Alexander, A. L., Hill Goldsmith, H., Davidson, R. J., Planalp, E. M., & Dean, D. C. (2026). White matter microstructure and its association with visuospatial processing development during early infancy. Scientific Reports, 16(1), 14462. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-44129-9
Politte-Corn, M., Brooker, R. J., Goldsmith, H. H., & Buss, K. A. (2025). Emotional Reactivity and Internalizing Symptoms in Middle Childhood: Integrating Autonomic and Behavioral Markers of Social Fear and Positive Affect. Developmental psychobiology, 67(4), e70056. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.70056
Planalp, E. M., Hilton, E. C., Van Hulle, C. A., Goldsmith, H. H., & Zahn-Waxler, C. (2025). Empathy as a Risky Strength: Associations with Parent and Child Depression in Middle Childhood. Social Development, 34, e12800. https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12800
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Chung, M. K., Huang, S. G., Carroll, I. C., Calhoun, V. D., & Goldsmith, H. H. (2024). Topological state-space estimation of functional human brain networks. PLoS computational biology, 20(5), e1011869. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011869
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Phan, J. M., Van Hulle, C., Goldsmith, H. H., & Shirtcliff, E. (2023). The Role of Puberty and Hormones in Psychopathology Symptoms Severity and Directionality in Male Adolescents across Development, Psychoneuroendocrinology, 153, Supplement, July, 106267.
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Planalp, E. M., Dowe, K. N., Alexander, A. L., Goldsmith, H. H., Davidson, R. J., & Dean, D. C., 3rd (2023). White matter microstructure predicts individual differences in infant fear (But not anger and sadness). Developmental Science, 26(3), e13340. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13340
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Rowley, P. A., Paukner, M. J., Eisenmenger, L. B., Field, A. S., Davidson, R. J., Johnson, S. C., Asthana, S., Chin, N. A., Prabhakaran, V., Bendlin, B. B., Postle, B. R., Goldsmith, H. H., Carlsson, C. M., Brooks, M. A., Kalin, N. H., Williams, L. E., & Rowley, H. A. (2023). Incidental Findings from 16,400 Brain MRI Examinations of Research Volunteers. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 44(4), 417–423. https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A7821
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Birn, R. M., Dean, D. C., 3rd, Wooten, W., Planalp, E. M., Kecskemeti, S., Alexander, A. L., Goldsmith, H. H., & Davidson, R. J. (2022). Reduction of motion artifacts in functional connectivity resulting from infrequent large motion. Brain Connectivity, 12(8), 740–753. https://doi.org/10.1089/brain.2021.0133
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Goldsmith, H. H., Hilton, E. C., Phan, J. M., Sarkisian, K. L., Carroll, I. C., Lemery-Chalfant, K., & Planalp, E. M. (2022). Childhood inhibition predicts adolescent social anxiety: Findings from a longitudinal twin study. Development and psychopathology, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579422000864
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Bas-Hoogendam, J. M., Bernstein, R., Benson, B. E., Buss, K. A., Gunther, K. E., Pérez-Edgar, K., Salum, G. A., Jackowski, A. P., Bressan, R. A., Zugman, A., Degnan, K. A., Filippi, C. A., Fox, N. A., Henderson, H. A., Tang, A., Zeytinoglu, S., Harrewijn, A., Hillegers, M., White, T., van IJzendoorn, M. H., … ENIGMA-Anxiety Working Group (2022). Structural brain correlates of childhood inhibited temperament: An ENIGMA-anxiety mega-analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 61(9), 1182–1188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2022.04.023
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Sarkisian, K., Planalp, E., Van Hulle, C., & Goldsmith, H. H. (2022). Leveraging latent profile analysis to synthesize childhood and adolescent risk factors for suicidal ideation. PloS one, 17(8), e0272400. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272400
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Moore, M. N., Planalp, E. M., Van Hulle, C. A., & Goldsmith, H. H. (2022). Pediatric assessment of Research Domain Criteria positive and negative valence systems: Partial genetic mediation of links to problem behaviors. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 131(6), 626–640. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000652
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Luo, Z., Adluru, N., Dean, D. C., 3rd, Alexander, A. L., & Goldsmith, H. H. (2022). Genetic and environmental influences of variation in diffusion MRI measures of white matter microstructure. Brain structure & function, 227(1), 131–144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-021-02393-7
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Oro, V., Goldsmith, H. H., & Lemery-Chalfant, K. (2021). Elucidating the Links Between Mother and Father Alcohol Use Disorder and Adolescent Externalizing Psychopathology: A Test of Transmission Specificity Within Competing Factor Structures and Genetic and Environmental Liabilities. Behavior genetics, 51(5), 512–527. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10519-021-10072-w
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Dean, D. C., 3rd, Madrid, A., Planalp, E. M., Moody, J. F., Papale, L. A., Knobel, K. M., Wood, E. K., McAdams, R. M., Coe, C. L., Hill Goldsmith, H., Davidson, R. J., Alisch, R. S., & Kling, P. J. (2021). Cord blood DNA methylation modifications in infants are associated with white matter microstructure in the context of prenatal maternal depression and anxiety. Scientific reports, 11(1), 12181. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91642-0
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Phan, J. M., Van Hulle, C. A., Shirtcliff, E. A., Schmidt, N. L., & Goldsmith, H. H. (2021). Longitudinal effects of family psychopathology and stress on pubertal maturation and hormone coupling in adolescent twins. Developmental psychobiology, 63(3), 512–528. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22028
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Sarkisian, K., Van Hulle, C., & Goldsmith, H. H. (2021). Persistence During Childhood Problem-Solving as a Predictor of Active Suicidal Ideation During Adolescence. Research on child and adolescent psychopathology, 49(4), 533–543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-020-00726-4
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Dowe, K. N., Planalp, E. M., Dean, D. C., 3rd, Alexander, A. L., Davidson, R. J., & Goldsmith, H. H. (2020). Early microstructure of white matter associated with infant attention. Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 45, 100815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2020.100815
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Brooker, R. J., Moore, M. N., Van Hulle, C. A., Beekman, C. R., Begnoche, J. P., Lemery-Chalfant, K., & Goldsmith, H. H. (2020). Attentional Control Explains Covariation Between Symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Anxiety During Adolescence. Journal of research on adolescence : the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence, 30(1), 126–141. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12506
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