[1] Goldfeld's research and publications cover early childhood development, parenting and social impacts.
[5] Additionally, Goldfeld is Lead Chief Investigator in the nation-wide Kids in Communities data linkage study, funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC) to identify the community-level factors that improve children's outcomes in low socio-economic areas and develop an evidence-base for future studies.
The award was presented during the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
[8][9] Goldfeld won the inaugural Aileen Plant Award in 2008 in recognition of her "contribution to Australian public health leadership and research".
[8][12][13] Goldfeld was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours for "significant service to paediatric medicine as a clinician and academic, and to public health research".