Dr. Goldschmidt is a clinical psychologist whose research focuses on eating behaviors that are associated with poor weight-related outcomes, particularly in children and adolescents. One of her research aims is to understand loss of control eating (i.e., the experience of feeling unable to control what or how much one is eating) as it contributes to excess weight gain in youth. Her work utilizes innovative approaches (e.g., laboratory paradigms, ecological momentary assessment, neuroimaging) to understand the etiology and correlates of loss of control eating, including its association with neurocognitive functioning and other self-regulation factors. A secondary line of research focuses on disseminating and implementing evidence-based treatments for adolescents with restrictive eating disorders in community settings to increase their accessibility, particularly for under-resourced families. The overarching goal of her research is to refine onset and maintenance models of eating and weight disorders in youth to inform neurodevelopmentally sensitive interventions.