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
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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Failed retrieving data.Design and Analytic Methods to Evaluate Multilevel Interventions to Reduce Health Disparities : Rigorous Methods Are Available
Failed retrieving data.Designing for data sharing : Considerations for advancing health equity in data management and dissemination
Failed retrieving data.Detecting univariate, bivariate, and overall effects of drug mixtures using Bayesian kernel machine regression
Failed retrieving data.Determinants of Breast Cancer Screening Adherence During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Cohort at Increased Inherited Cancer Risk in the United States
Failed retrieving data.Enhanced family history-based algorithms increase the identification of individuals meeting criteria for genetic testing of hereditary cancer syndromes but would not reduce disparities on their own
Failed retrieving data.Evaluating ApoL1 Genetic Testing Policy Options for Transplant Centers : A Delphi Consensus Panel Project with Stakeholders
Failed retrieving data.Increasing Interest in Data Literacy : The Quantitative Public Health Data Literacy Training Program
Failed retrieving data.Love after lockup : examining the role of marriage, social status, and financial stress among formerly incarcerated individuals
Failed retrieving data.Lower social vulnerability is associated with a higher prevalence of social media-involved violent crimes in Prince George’s County, Maryland, 2018–2023
Failed retrieving data.National and Regional Trends in Police Pursuit Fatalities in the US
Failed retrieving data.Racial and Ethnic Composition of Departments of Health Policy, Management, Education, and Behavioral Sciences
Failed retrieving data.Racial Composition of Past and Current Social Environments and Health Literacy
Failed retrieving data.Racial Composition of Social Environments Over the Life Course Using the Pictorial Racial Composition Measure : Development and Validation Study
Failed retrieving data.Racial segregation and genomics-related knowledge, self-efficacy, perceived importance, and communication among medically underserved patients
Failed retrieving data.Uptake of Cancer Genetic Services for Chatbot vs Standard-of-Care Delivery Models : The BRIDGE Randomized Clinical Trial
Failed retrieving data.Achieving the Health Equity Agenda Through Transformative Community-Engaged Strategies
Failed retrieving data.Attitudes and beliefs regarding race-targeted genetic testing of Black people : A systematic review
Failed retrieving data.Barriers to Using Legally Authorized Representatives in Clinical Research with Older Adults
Failed retrieving data.Community Walks : a cluster randomized controlled trial of a multilevel physical activity intervention for low income public housing residents
Failed retrieving data.COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar Series: Social Justice and Community Leadership
Failed retrieving data.Developing pathways to increase racial/ethnic diversity in biostatistics and data science
Failed retrieving data.Distal Factors Associated With Proximal Overdose Risk Behaviors and Recent Non-Fatal Overdose Among a Sample of People Who Use Illicit Opioids in New York City
Failed retrieving data.Editorial : Women in science: Public Health Education and Promotion 2022
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