Dr. Goodnight has ten years of experience in public health research, biostatistics, and scientific writing, demonstrated by an extensive publication record comprising eighteen scientific manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals since 2014 (h-index of 14).

Dr. Goodnight pioneered an innovative consulting service line providing scientific research support, leading a team of fifteen direct reports conducting six private-sector research projects for pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers, and numerous public sector projects at the Centers for Disease Control, Department of State, and Department of Defense, including projects requiring top-secret clearance.

Dr. Goodnight has provided extensive statistical modeling and analytic support, including multiple imputation (MI) for missing data, validity and reliability assessment of survey instruments, structural equation modeling (SEM), difference-in-difference (DiD), and interrupted time-series (ITS) analyses, among others. Dr. Goodnight has extensive experience using best practices in data and project management to generate reproducible, auditable analytic results using R Shiny, Markdown, Github, and Jira.

Dr. Goodnight has led teams of junior statisticians and health scientists on large-scale research projects, including two projects mapping disparity in access to cancer care across US counties, a meta-analysis comparing the relative performance of medical devices, a nationwide study assessing quality of life for people living with disabilities, a study on the impact of housing renovations on childhood asthma in three US cities, and three projects assessing the impact of PTSD on patients and families.