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
Evaluating Community Engagement: Defining and Demonstrating Impacthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg9SxsJmdhY&list=PLUFDxuIIVRSG-lUsQNBNlmA4isJMO2HYB&index=8
Failed retrieving data.Examination of 'Stand Your Ground' and defendant convictions in Florida
Failed retrieving data.Investigation of interest in and timing preference for cancer predisposition testing and expanded carrier screening among women of reproductive age
Failed retrieving data.Panel: Leveraging Lessons from Innovations within Public Health, Communities and Health SystemsPanelists: Adriana Joseph, Melody Goodman, and Eugenia South
Failed retrieving data.Predictors of Women's Intentions to Communicate Updated Genetic Test Results to Immediate and Extended Family Members
Failed retrieving data.Promoting Authentic Academic—Community Engagement to Advance Health Equity
Failed retrieving data.Racial and Ethnic Composition of Students, Graduates, and Faculty in Environmental Health Sciences, 2011 to 2021
Failed retrieving data.Racial Composition of Social Environments Over the Life Course: Development and Validation of the Pictorial Racial Composition Measure
Failed retrieving data.Structural Determinants of Health Literacy Among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals: Insights from the Survey of Racism and Public Health
Failed retrieving data.The measurement of racism in health inequities research
Failed retrieving data.The measurement of racism in health inequities research
Failed retrieving data.The Science of Partner Engagement in Research: Development and Validation of Evaluation Metrics
Failed retrieving data.Transformative Education in Practice
Failed retrieving data.Unpacking Public Health Implications of the 2023 Supreme Court Ruling on Race-Conscious Admissions
Failed retrieving data.“Together We Can Move Mountains” - A Panel Discussion to Profile Emerging Centers Targeting the Health Implications of Racism
Failed retrieving data.“together we can move mountains”: Center for anti-racism, social justice, & public health at NYU school of global public health
Failed retrieving data.A pilot pragmatic trial of a “what matters most”-based intervention targeting intersectional stigma related to being pregnant and living with HIV in Botswana
Failed retrieving data.A randomized implementation trial to increase adoption of evidence-informed consent practices
Failed retrieving data.A Study Examining the Usefulness of a New Measure of Research Engagement
Failed retrieving data.Acculturation and Depressive Symptoms Among Dominicans in New York City
Failed retrieving data.Association of Disparities in Family History and Family Cancer History in the Electronic Health Record with Sex, Race, Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity, and Language Preference in 2 Large US Health Care Systems
Failed retrieving data.Barriers to family history collection among Spanish-speaking primary care patients : a BRIDGE qualitative study
Failed retrieving data.Construct validation of the Research Engagement Survey Tool (REST)
Failed retrieving data.Copycat and lookalike edible cannabis product packaging in the United States
Failed retrieving data.Editorial : An insight into university medical and health science courses
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