Melody Goodman
Melody Goodman
Dean, School of Global Public Health
Professor of Biostatistics
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Professional overview
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Dr. Melody S. Goodman is a biostatistician and research methodologist. Her work is anchored upon moving beyond defining problems and focuses on developing solutions using partner-engaged research approaches. Dr. Goodman’s research efforts seek to develop a more rigorous understanding of the social risk factors contributing to urban health outcomes. Her work aims to develop solutions for improving health in high-risk populations. She conducts translational research that bridges the gap between research and practice. Through rigorous attention to study design, measurement, and the use of cutting-edge statistical analysis methods, her contributions have spanned the areas of prevention, treatment, intervention, and policy.
Dr. Goodman led the team that developed and comprehensively evaluated the Research Engagement Survey Tool, a quantitative survey measure to assess the level of partner engagement in research studies from the non-academic partner perspective. With numerous funders supporting her work (e.g., National Institutes of Health, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Verizon Foundation, Long Island Community Foundation, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, and Susan G. Komen), she has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and two books (2018 Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group): 1) Public Health Research Methods for Partnerships and Practice and 2) Biostatistics for Clinical and Public Health Research, which now has a second edition (2026 Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group). She is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, New York Academy of Medicine, and the inaugural recipient of the Societal Impact Award from the Caucus for Women in Statistics.
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Education
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BS, Economics and Applied Mathematics & Statistics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NYMS, Biostatistics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MAPhD, Biostatistics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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Honors and awards
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Fellow, American Statistical Association (2021)Societal Impact Award, Caucus for Women in Statistics (2021)Network Builder Award, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections (2019)Siteman Cancer Center “Rock Doc” (2013)Satcher Health Leadership Institute - Morehouse School of Medicine, Community Health Leadership Institute Intensive Cohort II (2013)Women of the Year - Health, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. - Suffolk Chapter (2010)President’s Award for Teaching Excellence - Stony Brook University (2009)President’s Award for Excellence in Team Achievement - Stony Brook University (2008)
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Areas of research and study
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BiostatisticsCommunity HealthCommunity-based Participatory ResearchDissemination and Implementation of Evidence-based ProgramsQuantitative Research
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Publications
Publications
Racial Discrimination and Substance Use: Results from a 2023 Survey of Racism and Public Health in the United States
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Failed retrieving data.Remote work and mental health among employed US adults
Failed retrieving data.Social vulnerability and genetic service utilization among unaffected BRIDGE trial patients with inherited cancer susceptibility
Failed retrieving data.Social vulnerability and genetic service utilization among unaffected BRIDGE trial patients with inherited cancer susceptibility
Failed retrieving data.Sociodemographic variation in experiences with medication shortages among US adults
Failed retrieving data.Sociodemographic variation in experiences with medication shortages among US adults
Failed retrieving data.Structural Determinants of Health Literacy Among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals : Insights From the Survey of Racism and Public Health
Failed retrieving data.Three underused statistical methods in social epidemiology: multiple informant models, fractional regression, and restricted mean survival time
Failed retrieving data.Working from Home is Associated with Lower Odds of Inflation Stress Among Employed US Adults in the Household Pulse Survey
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Failed retrieving data.A training protocol compliance of 13% was observed in a research study of clinical research professionals
Failed retrieving data.An Immediate but Fleeting Interest in MPH Programs After the Onset of COVID-19 : An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis
Failed retrieving data.Application of a Heuristic Framework for Multilevel Interventions to Eliminate the Impact of Unjust Social Processes and Other Harmful Social Determinants of Health
Failed retrieving data.Associations between perceived discrimination over the life course, subjective social status, and health literacy : A racial/ethnic stratification analysis
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Failed retrieving data.Associations between subjective social status and predictors of interest in genetic testing among women diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age
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