In this episode we speak to Dr. Melody Goodman, Interim Dean, Professor of Biostatistics, Director, Center for Anti-racism, Social Justice & Public Health, New York University. We cover her childhood living in Jamaica Queens, New York, and her unconventional career journey that led her to biostatistics and academia. We also discuss the importance of mentorship and her approach to mentoring young scholars of color, as well as her extensive work in measuring how engaged community members feel they are in the research process, and training in the basics of research to find areas of disruption through community life experiences.
 
Host:  Thomas LaVeist, PhD, Dean and Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Health Equity, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Principal Investigator, Partners for Advancing Health Equity, Executive Producer and Writer, “The Skin You’re In” documentary
 
Guest:  Melody Goodman, PhD, Interim Dean, Professor of Biostatistics, Director, Center for Anti-racism, Social Justice & Public Health, New York University
 
Papers Discussed Construct Validation of the Research Engagement Tool (REST) Racial/Ethnic Diversity in Academic Public Health: 20 Year Update Increasing Research Literacy in Minority Communities: CARES Fellows Training Program

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