Gary S. Goldman, PhD
Computer Scientist · Research Analyst · Founder, Goldman Forensic Research, LLC
Professional biography, research background, selected publications, and technical contributions
Gary S. Goldman, PhD

Gary S. Goldman, PhD

Computer science, data systems, engineering software, active surveillance, forensic research, and biological-vulnerability analysis

Gary S. Goldman, PhD, is a computer scientist, research analyst, inventor, educational technology developer, and founder of Goldman Forensic Research, LLC. His work spans more than five decades of applying computer science, database design, statistical analysis, engineering methods, and epidemiologic reasoning to complex technical, public-health, and forensic-research questions.

His professional work has included early computer-aided design systems, engineering software, educational technology, infectious-disease active surveillance, capture-recapture analysis, peer-reviewed epidemiologic research, and structured approaches to evaluating biological vulnerability in unexplained infant death.

  • PhD in Computer Science
  • Engineering and Computer Science double major
  • Early CAD and graphics-system development
  • U.S. patent holder
  • CDC-collaborative active-surveillance experience
  • Database design and statistical modeling
  • Educational technology support
  • Peer-reviewed medical publications

Education and Academic Background

Dr. Goldman earned a PhD in Computer Science from Pacific Western University in Los Angeles in 1982. He graduated with honors in 1977 from California State University, Fullerton, with a double major: a Bachelor of Science in Engineering with an electronic emphasis and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. His academic record earned him membership in the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and in 1976 he received the Outstanding University Engineering Student Award from the Orange County Engineering Education Council.

While at California State University, Fullerton, Dr. Goldman worked as a computer consultant providing technical support to faculty and staff. He also served as a part-time assistant professor in Engineering and Quantitative Methods, instructing graduate and undergraduate courses in statistics, programming, digital simulation, digital logic design, and switching theory.

Computer Science, Engineering, and Early CAD Development

Gary Goldman with early CAD system
Goldman, Vice-President of Cascade Graphics Development, with early CAD system, 1980.
Power Wheel patent illustration
Patented “Power Wheel” motor-in-wheel design.
Gary S. Goldman at Cascade Graphics Development
Gary S. Goldman, Vice-President, Cascade Graphics Development.

In 1976, Dr. Goldman was a member of the development team that created the IGT-100 Interactive Graphics Terminal at CalComp, which allowed users to edit drawings before electronically plotting them. In 1980, as Vice President of Systems Development for Cascade Graphics Development, he led development of an early microcomputer-based computer-aided drafting system using an Apple IIe for user input and a Motorola 68000 microprocessor for real-time graphics processing.

At Cascade Graphics, Dr. Goldman worked on advanced graphics systems, voice-input technology, engineering automation, and production-oriented CAD tools. His software applications included automated design of vertical cylindrical heaters, convection-coil design, piping tube-wall thickness calculations, earth-retaining-wall design, materials-list generation, finished-drawing production, and specialized curve-fitting routines used for aircraft wing design.

Dr. Goldman holds U.S. Patent No. 4,223,255, granted in September 1980, for the “Power Wheel,” a micro-programmed, high-efficiency motor-in-a-wheel for electric vehicles. The invention was featured on the cover of Science and Mechanics in Fall 1980.

Dr. Goldman and Heidi Blake also co-developed the Goldman/Blake Remediation Program, designed to assist children with specific visual-processing deficits. The program was used in a pilot study at Hope-Haven Hospital in Florida.

Active Surveillance and Epidemiologic Analysis

From January 1995 through October 2002, Dr. Goldman served as the sole Research Analyst for the Antelope Valley Varicella Active Surveillance Project, a CDC-collaborative active-surveillance project. His responsibilities included database design, data-entry program development, duplicate-case detection algorithms, household linkage, data management, statistical analysis, capture-recapture analysis, epidemiologic modeling, and preparation of papers and presentations.

During this period, Dr. Goldman created comprehensive databases and data-entry tools to track several hundred demographic and clinical variables related to chickenpox and shingles. He developed algorithms to identify duplicate reports, link cases from the same household, and support capture-recapture methods for estimating surveillance completeness.

Dr. Goldman also developed quantitative models describing varicella transmission and seasonal variation in relation to school-enrollment clustering and ambient air temperature. His analyses addressed second varicella infections, varicella susceptibility, household transmission, vaccine efficacy by year, school outbreaks, cost-benefit considerations related to universal varicella vaccination and herpes zoster epidemiology, reporting completeness, and herpes zoster incidence among children with prior wild-type varicella histories and vaccinated children.

Education Technology and Pearblossom Work

Dr. Goldman serves as a consulting computer scientist and board member for Pearblossom Private School, Inc., which provides distance education to independent-study students in grades K–8 across the United States. He provides technology support, software updates, database tools, and educational-program support for Pearblossom Private School and related educational programs.

Dr. Goldman has passed the Praxis Mathematics examination for credentialed teachers and authored a prealgebra textbook emphasizing practical applications of mathematical concepts. He also provides technology updates and programming support for Pearblossom Academy, Inc., which supports high school students and accredited curricula.

Links: Pearblossom Private School · Pearblossom Academy · Prealgebra Text

Current Research Focus

Dr. Goldman’s current research includes development of structured, specimen-aware approaches for organizing multidomain postmortem data in unexplained infant death. His recent open-access work has focused on biological vulnerability frameworks, developmental metabolic reserve, and reproducible methods for evaluating complex postmortem evidence without substituting research interpretation for medical examiner or coroner determinations.

His 2026 publication, CYP450 Constraints in Infants: A Multidomain Convergence Framework for Investigating Mechanistic Vulnerability, introduced the Three-Axis Convergence Framework and its operational translation into the Metabolic Vulnerability Index as a structured scoring framework for research use.

Editorial, Reviewing, and Professional Service

Dr. Goldman has served as a reviewer for medical and scientific journals including Journal of the American Medical Association, Human & Experimental Toxicology, Vaccine, The American Journal of Managed Care, Expert Review of Vaccines, Expert Review of Dermatology, British Medical Journal, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, Epidemiology & Infection, The Open Allergy Journal, BioMed Research International, and Therapeutic Advances in Vaccines and Immunotherapy.

Selected Honors and Recognition

Summary Statement

Dr. Gary S. Goldman has spent more than five decades applying computer science, statistical analysis, database design, engineering, and independent research methods across education, public health, epidemiology, and medical research. His work has included computer-aided design systems, educational technology, active infectious-disease surveillance, capture-recapture analysis, epidemiologic modeling, peer-reviewed medical publications, and structured approaches to evaluating biological vulnerability in unexplained infant death. Across these areas, his emphasis has been on data integrity, transparent methods, reproducible analysis, and careful interpretation of complex technical, biological, and public-health evidence.

Selected Medical Publications and Public-Health Presentations

This section presents selected publications and presentations relevant to active surveillance, epidemiologic analysis, statistical methods, and current biological-vulnerability research. Historical media appearances, interviews, documentary materials, and advocacy-oriented materials are intentionally not included on this professional CV page.

  1. Goldman GS, Glasser JW, Maupin TJ, Peterson CL, Mascola L, Chen RT, Seward JF. Assessing the impact of vaccination on the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases via harmonic regression. Presented May 23, 2000 by John W. Glasser, CDC.
  2. Goldman GS, Glasser JW, Maupin TJ, Peterson CL, Mascola L, Chen RT, Seward JF. The impact of vaccination on varicella incidence, conditional on school attendance and temperature, in Antelope Valley, California. Presented at the 16th International Conference on Pharmacoepidemiology, Barcelona, Spain, 2000.
  3. Peterson CL, Maupin T, Goldman G, Mascola L. Varicella active surveillance: use of capture-recapture methods to assess completion of surveillance data. 37th Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 1997.
  4. Seward JF, Watson BM, Peterson CL, Mascola L, Pelosi JW, Zhang JX, Maupin TJ, Goldman GS, Tabony LJ, Brodovicz KG, Jumaan AO, Wharton M. Varicella disease after introduction of varicella vaccine in the United States, 1995–2000. JAMA. 2002;287(5):606–611. PubMed
  5. Hall S, Maupin T, Seward J, Jumaan AO, Peterson C, Goldman G, Mascola L, Wharton M. Second varicella infections: are they more common than previously thought? Pediatrics. 2002;109(6):1068–1073. PubMed
  6. Goldman GS. Varicella susceptibility and incidence of herpes zoster among children and adolescents in a community under active surveillance. Vaccine. 2003;21(27–30):4238–4242. PubMed
  7. Goldman GS. Incidence of herpes zoster among children and adolescents in a community with moderate varicella vaccination coverage. Vaccine. 2003;21(27–30):4243–4249. PubMed
  8. Goldman GS. Using capture-recapture methods to assess varicella incidence in a community under active surveillance. Vaccine. 2003;21(27–30):4250–4255. PubMed
  9. Goldman GS. Universal varicella vaccination: efficacy trends and effect on herpes zoster. International Journal of Toxicology. 2005;24(4):205–213. PubMed
  10. Goldman GS. Insights on the impact of external and internal boosting on varicella-zoster virus reactivation. Cureus. 2021;13(8):e16963. PubMed
  11. Goldman GS. CYP450 constraints in infants: a multidomain convergence framework for investigating mechanistic vulnerability. International Journal of Medical Sciences. 2026;23(4):1285–1319. Full Text

Engineering, Computer Science, and CAD Publications

Engineering and CAD publications
  1. Goldman GS. Artificial Intelligence. Abstract presented at the 4th Annual ACM Computer Science Conference, Anaheim, California, 1976.
  2. Goldman GS. PRISM: An Educational Aid to Symbolic Differentiation and Simplification of Algebraic Expressions. Computers in Education Division of ASEE Transactions. 1977;IX(2):13–32. Abstract
  3. Goldman GS. A FORTRAN IV Implementation for the Numerical Determination and Mohr Diagram Representation of the Triaxial State of Stress at Point. COED Application Note No. 42, 1977.
  4. Goldman GS. Constructing Stylish Characters on Computer Graphics Systems. Computers in Education Division of ASEE. 1980;XII(11):111–122. Abstract
  5. Goldman GS. Computer Aided Design Analysis of Safety Factors Based on Theories of Failure. Symposium on Application of Computer Methods in Engineering, 1977.
  6. Goldman GS. IGL Interactive Graphics Language Reference Manual. CalComp Systems Division, Manual No. 116e, 1978.
  7. Goldman GS. IGL Interactive Graphics Language Procedures Library. CalComp Systems Division, Manual No. 1164, 1978.
  8. Goldman GS. The Power Wheel — Elimination of Energy Consuming Drive Components. IEEE Region V Annual Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1978. Abstract
  9. Goldman GS. The Power Wheel — Electromotive Torque for Vehicular Applications. 28th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Denver, Colorado, 1978. DOI
  10. Goldman GS. Wheel Hub Motors Applied to Electric Vehicle Propulsion. 14th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979.
  11. Goldman GS and Blake H. Field Study of the Goldman-Blake Remediation System and Its Effectiveness with Visually Impaired Children. Hope Haven Association / The Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, 1979.
  12. Goldman GS. A Heuristic Algorithm for Intersection Cleanup — Implemented in IGL. Proceedings of COMPSAC 1979. DOI
  13. Goldman GS. Micro-based CAD: A Production Tool for Manufacturing Engineering. CAMP 1984, West Berlin, Germany; APICS Microprocessor Seminar Proceedings, Palm Springs, California. DOI · Full PDF