Goldsmith graduated from Princeton University in 1982, with a bachelor's degree in mathematics.
Her dissertation, Polynomial Isomorphisms and Near-Testable Sets, was supervised by Deborah Joseph.
[1] In computer science education, Goldsmith has spoken in favor of using science fiction in preference to case studies for teaching the ethics of artificial intelligence.
[4] Dr. Goldsmith serves on the board of Sapiens Plurum, which offers annual prizes for short science fiction that envisions options for a better future.
[5] Goldsmith won the Mentor Award of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences in 1997.