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
Reducing Health Disparities by Removing Cost, Access, and Knowledge Barriers
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Failed retrieving data.Systematic Review of Quantitative Measures of Stakeholder Engagement
Failed retrieving data.The science of stakeholder engagement in research : classification, implementation, and evaluation
Failed retrieving data.Breast reconstruction after mastectomy at a comprehensive cancer center
Failed retrieving data.Comparing treatment and outcomes of ductal carcinoma in situ among women in Missouri by race
Failed retrieving data.Differences in preferences for models of consent for biobanks between Black and White women
Failed retrieving data.Does learning about race prevent substance abuse? Racial discrimination, racial socialization and substance use among African Americans
Failed retrieving data.Estimates of mental health problems in a vulnerable population within a primary care setting
Failed retrieving data.How, who, and when : Preferences for delivery of genome sequencing results among women diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age
Failed retrieving data.Importance of race and ethnicity in individuals' use of and responses to genomic information
Failed retrieving data.Preferences for return of incidental findings from genome sequencing among women diagnosed with breast cancer at a young age
Failed retrieving data.Racial and ethnic heterogeneity in self-reported diabetes prevalence trends across hispanic subgroups, National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2012
Failed retrieving data.Racial Residential Segregation and Health Disparities : How Living Apart Leads to Poor Health Outcomes
Failed retrieving data.Relationship Between Health Literacy and Unintentional and Intentional Medication Nonadherence in Medically Underserved Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
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Failed retrieving data.Still Separate, Still Unequal : Social Determinants of Playground Safety and Proximity Disparities in St. Louis
Failed retrieving data.A Community Coalition to Address Cancer Disparities : Transitions, Successes and Challenges
Failed retrieving data.A Community-Based Partnership to Successfully Implement and Maintain a Breast Health Navigation Program
Failed retrieving data.A tale of two community networks program centers : Operationalizing and assessing CBPR principles and evaluating partnership outcomes
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Failed retrieving data.Cross-sectional and longitudinal effects of racism on mental health among residents of Black neighborhoods in New York City
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