Public Health Research Methods for Partnerships and Practice

Melody S. Goodman is a biostatistician with experience in study design, developing survey instruments, data collection, data management, and data analysis for public health and clinical research projects. She has pioneered the implementation and evaluation of public health training programs for community health stakeholders in St. Louis, Missouri (Community Research Fellows Training) and Long Island, New York (CARES). Vetta Sanders Thompson is a licensed, clinical psychologist with research and practice expertise in the measurement of cultural constructs, the psychosocial implications of race, ethnicity and cultural competence in intervention and service delivery, as well as community engagement. She is noted for her efforts to mentor clinicians and researchers committed to cultural competence and community engaged practice and research.

• Community Based Participatory Research. Public Health Research. Health Disparities. Community Health and Community Based Prevention. Introduction to Epidemiology. Cultural Competency. Health Literacy. Evidence Based Public Health. Program Planning and Evaluation. Research Methods. Data. Quantitative Research Methods. Qualitative Research Methods. Research Ethics. Health Services and Health Policy Research. Developing a Research Proposal.