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
Comparison of unintended pregnancy at 12 months between two contraceptive care programs; a controlled time-trend design
Failed retrieving data.Content validation of a quantitative stakeholder engagement measure
Failed retrieving data.Decision role preferences for return of results from genome sequencing amongst young breast cancer patients
Failed retrieving data.Effect of staff training and cost support on provision of long-acting reversible contraception in community health centers
Failed retrieving data.Factors affecting breast cancer patients' need for genetic risk information : From information insufficiency to information need
Failed retrieving data.How neighborhoods matter in fatal interactions between police and men of color
Failed retrieving data.Adaptation, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Public Health Research Methods Training for Youth
Failed retrieving data.Are You Making an Impact? Evaluating the Population Health Impact of Community Benefit Programs
Failed retrieving data.For the Sake of All : Civic Education on the Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities in St. Louis
Failed retrieving data.How segregation makes Us Fat : Food behaviors and food environment as mediators of the relationship between residential segregation and individual body mass index
Failed retrieving data.Photovoice as a Pedagogical Tool to Increase Research Literacy Among Community Members
Failed retrieving data.Preferences for learning different types of genome sequencing results among young breast cancer patients : Role of psychological and clinical factors
Failed retrieving data.Social factors matter in cancer risk and survivorship
Failed retrieving data.Training Community Members in Public Health Research : Development and Implementation of a Community Participatory Research Pilot Project
Failed retrieving data.Biostatistics for clinical and public health research
Failed retrieving data.Conclusion : CRFT program implementation and evaluation
Failed retrieving data.Descriptive Analysis of the 2014 Race-Based Healthcare Disparities Measurement Literature
Failed retrieving data.Development of Plain Language Supplemental Materials for the Biobank Informed Consent Process
Failed retrieving data.EVALUATING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN RESEARCH : QUANTITATIVE MEASURE DEVELOPMENT
Failed retrieving data.Increasing Community Research Capacity to Address Health Disparities
Failed retrieving data.Information Topics of Greatest Interest for Return of Genome Sequencing Results among Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer at a Young Age
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Failed retrieving data.Psychosocial and Clinical Factors Associated with Family Communication of Cancer Genetic Test Results among Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer at a Young Age
Failed retrieving data.Public Health Research Methods for Partnerships and Practice
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