College of Medicine

Job Description

Dr. Goldfarb's background is in public health, with specialized training in health care policy research related to maternal and child health issues. She has extensive experience in analyzing secondary data, ranging from Medicaid claims to longitudinal data such as the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. She is also well-trained in health econometrics and uses rigorous empirical methods (e.g., propensity scores, fixed effects) in data analysis to address research questions. She has over ten years of training and experience in conducting program evaluations and needs assessments for community health populations.

 

Biosketch

Dr. Goldfarb joined the FSU College of Medicine in 2015 as Research Faculty in the Department after graduating from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health with a Doctorate of Public Health (DrPH) in the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy. Dr. Goldfarb’s degree holds a concentration in Maternal and Child Health Policy, and her research is focused on these issues, particularly as they relate to the life course perspective which holds that there are a complex set of risk (e.g., stress, perceived discrimination) and protective (e.g., education, mental health counseling) factors that impact individuals’ health throughout their life span which must be addressed for optimal prevention of poor health outcomes. She is particularly interested in understanding the impact of state health and drug policies on maternal and perinatal populations. She has taught (and continues to teach) undergraduate and master’s level courses related to conducting research, public policy, community-based needs assessments, and program evaluations. She has also been involved in several state and federal contracts in both Florida and Alabama aimed at improving population health through surveillance and assessment.

 

Education

Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) - University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy
Master of Public Health (MPH) - University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy

 

Service

Florida Maternal Mental Health Collaborative, Member (Former Policy Workgroup Chair) Harvard University Maternal Health Task Force Florida Mental Health Summit, Mental Health America, Speaker	2021-Present 2019-Present 2016-Present
March of Dimes’ Florida Prematurity Summit, Community Non-Travel Team Member	2016
Capital Area Healthy Start Coalition, Board Member	2015-2020
Community Health Forum and Annual Maternal and Child Health Conference, Steering Committee Member	2015-2016
South City Health Assessment Advisory Group, Member	2015-2016
Florida State University School of Information, Panelist	2015
Outside reviewer, Alabama Department of Children’s Affairs	2015

 

Honors/Awards

Inducted Member, Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society
Graduate Traineeship, Maternal and Child Health Policy and Leadership Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL

Memberships

AcademyHealth (2023 Mental Health and Substance Use Theme Co-Leader)
American Public Health Association
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health, Education/Teaching and Mentoring Committee Member

 

Courses

Florida State University College of Health and Human Sciences (Course Instructor):

              CHD 4630: Methods of Studying Families and Children (undergraduate)

              CHD 4615: Public Policy: Child and Family Issues (undergraduate)

Research Focus

• Maternal and perinatal health
• Maternal substance use disorder
• Maternal mental health
• Health policy
• Policy evaluation
• Needs assessment

 

Publications

1. Goldfarb, S.S., Graves, K., Geletko, K., Deichen Hansen, M., Kinsell, H., & Harman, J. (2023). Racial and ethnic differences in emergency department wait times for patients with substance use disorder. Journal of Emergency Medicine, S0736-4679(23)00059-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.02.015. Online ahead of print.

2. Deichen Hansen, M., Goldfarb, S.S., Mercouffer, A., Dark, T., Lateef, H., & Harman, J. (2022). Racial inequities in emergency department wait times for pregnancy-related concerns.  Women’s Health, 18:17455057221129388. doi: 10.1177/17455057221129388. 

3. Goldfarb, S.S., Graham, D., Flynn, H., & Stanwood, G. (2019). Developmental opioid exposures: Neurobiological underpinnings, behavioral impacts, and policy implications. Experimental Biology and Medicine, 245(2):131-137. doi: 10.1177/1535370219883601. 

4. Brown-Speights, J., Goldfarb, S.S., & Rust, G. (2019). Racial equality in infant outcomes – A call to action. American Journal of Public Health, 109(5): 666-668. 

5. Goldfarb, S.S., Houser, K., Wells, B., Brown Speights, J., Beitsch, L., & Rust, G. (2018). Local pockets of progress amidst persistent racial disparities in low birthweight rates. PLoS ONE, 13(7): e0201658.

6. Brisendine, A., Rice, W., Goldfarb, S.S., & Wingate, M. (2017) The weathering hypothesis and stillbirth: Racial disparities across the life span. Ethnicity & Health, 27:1-13. 

7. Brown Speights, J., Goldfarb, S.S., Wells, B., Beitsch, L., Levine, R.S. & Rust, G. (2017). State-level progress in reducing the Black-White infant mortality gap. American Journal of Public Health, 107(5): 775-782.

8. Rice, W., Goldfarb, S.S., Brisendine, A., Burrows, S., & Wingate, M. (2017) Disparities in infant mortality by race among Hispanic and non-Hispanic infants. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 21(7): 1581-1588. 

9. Goldfarb, S.S., Locher, J.L., Preskitt, J., Becker, D., Davies, S., & Sen, B. (2017) Associations between participation in family activities and adolescent school problems. Child: Care, Health and Development, 43(3): 361-368. 

10. Goldfarb, S.S., Smith, W., Epstein, A., Bailey, S.L., & Wingate, M. (2016). Disparities in prenatal care utilization among U.S. versus foreign-born women with chronic conditions. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 19(6): 1263-1270.