Chief Clinical Officer
Youth VillagesChild Abuse Prevention, Child Behavior, child behavioral problems, Child Psychology, child welfare system reform, Foster Care, Suicide Prevention
Dr. Tim Goldsmith has been a member of the Youth Villages executive staff since 1989. As the chief clinical officer, he provides leadership and supervision in the development and implementation of all clinical models and interventions. Dr. Goldsmith has direct responsibility for the clinical, research and evaluation, placement services and performance improvement and compliance departments. He has been intimately involved in the development and implementation of evidence-based programs at Youth Villages, including trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy, Multisystemic Therapy, Collaborative Problem Solving and other outcome-based strategies. Dr. Goldsmith holds a bachelor of science degree in sociology from Lambuth College and earned his master鈥檚 degree and Ph.D. in marriage and family therapy from the University of Southern California. He has served a gubernatorial appointment to the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, been a member of the national advisory council of the Children in Managed Care Initiative of the Center for Healthcare Strategies (funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation), and has served as an advisor board member for MST Services. His professional publications include the Children鈥檚 Mental Health and Research Policy conference, Blueprints Conference, Florida Child Welfare conference and the Alliance for Children and Families conference.
Child Development, Child Psychology
Kondrad currently teaches Human Lifespan Development and a pedagogy course for undergraduate teaching assistants.
Kondrad’s research explores young children’s social and cognitive development.
Kondrad also does research in the scholarship of teaching and learning. She is interested in pedagogical techniques that help students manage test anxiety; curb academic dishonesty; and promote student learning in large, lecture style courses.
Kondrad earned a bachelor's degree in psychology at the College of William and Mary, a master's degree in cognition, action, and perception at Arizona State University, and a doctorate in developmental psychology at the University of Virginia.