Dr. Steven Goodman

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Steven Goodman, MD, MHS, PhD is a Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health in the Stanford School of Medicine, serving as the Associate Dean for Clinical Translational Research. He is a founding director of the Stanford Program for Research Rigor and Reproducibility (SPORR) and co-director of the Meta-research Innovation Center Stanford (METRICS). His research emphasizes proper measurement and conceptualization in clinical research, often utilizing Bayesian approaches and qualitative methodologies. He has been actively involved in improving reproducibility and methodological rigor in biomedical research and has led numerous training programs. Goodman has served as a senior statistical editor for Annals of Internal Medicine and has assumed significant roles in various research committees and organizations, notably as Chair of the Methodology Committee for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). He has received numerous awards for his contributions to epidemiology and public health, including being elected to the National Academy of Medicine. His educational background includes an AB in Biochemistry and Applied Math from Harvard, an MD from NYU, and a PhD in Epidemiology from Johns Hopkins, where he also taught and directed programs in biostatistics and epidemiology.

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