Carlos Godoy earned his JD from UC Berkeley in 1998 and his PhD from USC Annenberg in 2007. He has served as a public policy consultant for the Institute of Medicine assessing the state of science on the health status of LGBT populations. Specifically, Professor Godoy examined the impact of the internet on the health of LGBT people; the opportunities that new technology provides to conduct innovative research with LGBT populations, especially hard to reach groups. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.