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Emily Goldmann, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

Biography

Emily Goldmann is a psychiatric epidemiologist and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health. She also serves as the director of the online MPH program.

Dr Goldmann received her MPH and PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan and served as a City Research Scientist at the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from 2010-2013. She has also conducted health economics outcomes research for a consulting firm. Prior to joining BU SPH in July 2024, she was a Clinical Associate Professor of Epidemiology at New York University School of Global Public Health for almost a decade.

Dr Goldmann's research focuses on the social determinants of common mental disorders, population mental health surveillance, and physical-mental health comorbidity. She is also interested in the development of pedagogical approaches for teaching epidemiology and public health to diverse audiences. Previous work has centered on the role of neighborhoods, socioeconomic status and social support in posttraumatic stress disorder in urban areas, and the mental health consequences of disasters and other potentially traumatic events.

Education

  • University of Michigan School of Public Health, PhD Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • University of Michigan School of Public Health, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Columbia University, BA Field of Study: Economics

Publications

  • Published on 4/9/2025

    Banack HR, Rosella LC, Shiau S, Howe CJ, Martinez-Amezcua P, Fox MP, Adar SD, Harville EW, Young HA, Bassiouni SS, McBurney SH, Swift SL, Miller WC, Strickland MJ, Marino FR, Ehrhardt S, Pinney SM, Olola OO, Prins C, Zagarins SE, Haw NJL, Pollack AZ, Park SK, Goldmann E, Henkle EM, Kapadia F, Odegaard AO, Nguyen UDT, Oldenburg CE, Lesko CR. Defining methodologic and other core competencies for PhD-level training in epidemiology. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Apr 09. PMID: 40202499.

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  • Published on 3/25/2025

    Bórquez I, Goldmann E, Del Villar P, Droppelmann C, Mundt AP, Larroulet P. Trajectories of mental health symptoms, suicide attempts and substance use disorders among women after prison release in Santiago, Chile. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 25. PMID: 40131380.

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  • Published on 12/1/2024

    Humes I, Shyr C, Dillon M, Liu Z, Peterson J, Jeor CS, Malkes J, Master H, Mapes B, Azuine R, Mack N, Abdelbary B, Gamble-George J, Goldmann E, Cook S, Choupani F, Baskir R, McMaster S, Lunt C, Watson K, Lee M, Schwartz S, Munshi R, Glazer D, Banks E, Philippakis A, Basford M, Roden D, Harris PA. Empowering the biomedical research community: Innovative SAS deployment on the All of Us Researcher Workbench. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2024 Dec 01; 31(12):2994-3000. PMID: 39135439.

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  • Published on 10/26/2024

    Hagen D, Bambra C, Ompad DC, Goldmann E. Macro-level determinants of gender differences in the prevalence of major depression and alcohol use disorder in the United States and across Europe. J Affect Disord. 2025 Feb 01; 370:301-312. PMID: 39490672.

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  • Published on 2/7/2024

    Meteliuk A, Sazonova Y, Goldmann E, Xu S, Liutyi V, Liakh T, Spirina T, Lekholetova M, Islam Z, Ompad DC. The impact of the 2014 military conflict in the east of Ukraine and the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea among patients receiving opioid agonist therapies. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2024 May; 160:209312. PMID: 38336264.

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  • Published on 10/7/2023

    Khezri M, Goldmann E, Tavakoli F, Karamouzian M, Shokoohi M, Mehmandoost S, Ghalekhani N, Haghdoost AA, Des Jarlais D, Mirzazadeh A, Sharifi H. Awareness and willingness to use HIV self-testing among people who inject drugs in Iran. Harm Reduct J. 2023 Oct 07; 20(1):145. PMID: 37805505.

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  • Published on 7/21/2023

    Cho G, Hagen D, Goldmann E. Pre-pandemic mental health and coping strategy usage during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional analysis of the Southern Cities Study. BMC Psychiatry. 2023 Jul 21; 23(1):530. PMID: 37480034.

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  • Published on 9/1/2022

    Hagen D, Lai AY, Goldmann E. State-level unemployment and negative emotions throughout the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States. Prev Med. 2022 Nov; 164:107239. PMID: 36058381.

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  • Published on 5/2/2022

    Tan ASL, Weinreich E, Padon A, Sanchez M, Snyder KM, Vasilyeva A, Sandh S, Goldmann E, Goodman M, Ompad DC. Presence of Content Appealing to Youth on Cannabis-Infused Edibles Packaging. Subst Use Misuse. 2022; 57(8):1215-1219. PMID: 35491732.

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  • Published on 3/15/2022

    Ompad DC, Snyder KM, Sandh S, Hagen D, Collier KJ, Goldmann E, Goodman MS, Tan ASL. Copycat and lookalike edible cannabis product packaging in the United States. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Jun 01; 235:109409. PMID: 35459519.

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