Julia M. Goodman, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences
  • Associate Professor, 博彩网站-PSU School of Public Health
  • Health Systems & Policy PhD Program Director, 博彩网站-PSU School of Public Health

Biography

Dr. Goodman is an Associate Professor in the Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences at 博彩网站, with a secondary faculty appointment in the 博彩网站-PSU School of Public Health. Dr. Goodman’s research examines inequities attributed to work-related social determinants of health among pregnant people. Through her interdisciplinary research, she explores how work-related policies, such as paid family leave, impact health and health equity, as well as potential spillover into the broader workplace. She draws on multiple methods to conduct timely, policy-relevant research that informs ongoing policy discussions. 

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2004, McGill University
    • M.P.H., 2008, University of California, Berkeley
    • Ph.D., 2015, University of California, Berkeley

  • Fellowship

    • 2022-2023, Fulbright-García Robles Award, Mexico
    • 2019-2020, DC Fellows Program, Portland State University
    • 2018-2020, Work Family Researchers Network Early Career Fellowship
    • 2018, Community-Engaged Scholarship Collaborative, Portland State University
    • 2016, Faculty Fellow, Portland State University's Office for Academic Innovation
    • 2010, Women’s Policy Institute Fellow, Women’s Foundation of California

Areas of interest

  • Perinatal health
  • Structural determinants of health
  • Occupational risks during pregnancy
  • Work-family policy
  • Policy implementation science

Additional information

Honors and awards

  • 2024, Faculty of the Year Award, 博彩网站-PSU Student Leadership Council
  • 2020, School of Public Health Researcher of the Year, PSU Research and Graduate Studies
  • 2020, Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, 博彩网站-PSU Student Leadership Council
  • 2015, Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, UC Berkeley

Publications

Selected publications

  • Goodman JM, Steeves-Reece A, Richardson DM. “A Research Agenda to Maximize the Health Equity Impacts of Paid Family and Medical Leave Policies.” American Journal of Public Health (2024).
  • Dow WH, Goodman J, *Lin P, *Park P. “Employer Responses to Paid Leave Policy Expansions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Health Affairs Scholar (2024).
  • *Colon M & Goodman J. “Screening for Employment in Clinical Healthcare Delivery Systems: A Content Analysis.” BMC Health Services Research (2024).
  • Goodman J, Lara-Mejía V, Hernández-Cordero S, Vilar-Compte M. “Breastfeeding Among Women Employed in Mexico’s Informal Sector: Strategies to Overcome Key Barriers.” International Journal for Equity in Health (2024).
  • Goodman J, *Crawford A, Cottrell EK, Guise JM. “‘How do I prepare for this?’ Patient perspectives on providers’ employment-related support during pregnancy.” Women’s Health Issues (2024).
  • *Dumet LM, Dow WH, Karasek D, Franck L, Goodman J. “Barriers to Accessing Paid Parental Leave among Birthing Parents with Perinatal Health Complications: A Multiple-Methods Study.” Women’s Health Issues (2024).
  • Goodman J & Schneider D. “Racial/Ethnic and Gender Inequities in the Sufficiency of Paid Leave During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from the Service Sector.” American Journal of Industrial Medicine (2023).
  • Goodman J & *Dumet LM. “Paid parental leave and mental health: the importance of equitable policy design.” The Lancet Public Health 8(1):e2-e3 (2022).
  • Goodman J, *Colon M, Cottrell EK, Guise J-M. “Work as a social risk factor in pregnancy: a systematic review of screening practices related to working conditions and family leave among pregnant adults.” Birth 50(1): 32-43 (2022).
  • Goodman JM, *Dumet LM, Hurtado D, *Steeves-Reece A, Richardson DM. “Gender differences in parental leave before and after the introduction of a paid parental leave policy: a sequence analysis of administrative time-keeping records.” Occupational Health Science 6:333-362 (2022).

Publications