CPHAR Fellows Biographical Information

Paula Y. Goodwin

Paula Goodwin received her bachelor's degree in psychology (minor in sociology) from Wake Forest University in 1992. She received both her master's and doctoral degrees in Human Development and Family Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, in 1998 and 2001, respectively. In 2003, she completed a fellowship with the with the Family Research Consortium III at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in family processes and child/adolescent mental health in diverse contexts. In 2004, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship with the Carolina Program on Healthcare and Aging Research (CPHAR).

Currently, Dr. Goodwin is a Health Scientist Administrator with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. She works at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) and manages a portfolio of grants which include community-based participatory research projects. She also teaches in the public health program at NIH's Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences. Dr. Goodwin remains interested in the social determinants of health and is currently working on manuscripts to that effect.

Selected Publications

Goodwin P, Mosher WD, Chandra, A.  (2010). Marriage and Cohabitation in the
United States: A Statistical Portrait based on Cycle 6 (2002) of the
National Survey of Family Growth.  Vital Health Stat.   Hyattsville, MD:
National Center for Health Statistics.

Goodwin P, McGill B, Chandra A. (2009).  Who marries and when?  Age at first marriage in the United States, 2002.  NCHS data brief, no 19. Hyattsville, MD:  National Center for Health Statistics.

Goodwin, P. Y., Williams, S. W., & Dilworth-Anderson, P. (2006).  The role of resources in the emotional health of African American women:  Rural and urban comparisons. In R. T. Coward, L.A. Davis, C.H. Gold, H. Smiciklas-Wright, L.E. Thorndyke,  & F.W. Vondracek,  (Eds.). Rural women's health: Mental, behavioral, and physical issues (pp. 179 -- 196).  New York: Springer.

Goodwin, P.Y., Garrett, D.A., & Galal, O. (2005). Women and family health: The role of mothers in promoting family and child health. International Journal of Global Health and Health Disparities, 4, 30 -- 42.

Dilworth-Anderson, P., Brummett, B.H., Goodwin, P., Williams, S.W., Williams, R.B., & Siegler, I.C. (2005). Effect of race on cultural justifications for caregiving. Journal of Gerontology:  Social Sciences, 60B, S257 -- S262.

Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Goodwin, P.  (2005). A model of extended family support: Care of the elderly in African American families.  In V. McLoyd, N. Hill, & K. A. Dodge, (Eds.), African American family life: Ecological and cultural diversity (pp.211 -- 223). New York: Guilford Press.

Dilworth-Anderson, P., Goodwin, P., Williams, S. (2004). Can culture help explain the physical health effects of caregiving over time among African American caregivers? Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 59B, S138 - S145.

Williams, S.W., Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Goodwin, P. (2003). Caregiver role strain: The contribution of other roles and available resources. Aging and Mental Health, 7, 103 - 112.

Goodwin, P. Y. (2003). African American and European American women's marital well-being. Journal of Marriage and Family, 65, 550-560.

Goodwin, P. Y., Williams, S. W., & Dilworth-Anderson, P. (2003). The role of resources in the emotional health of African American women: Rural and Urban Comparisons. To appear in M. Corbin, R. T. Coward, L.A. Davis, C. Hancock-Gold, L.E. Thorndyke, H. Smiciklas-Wright, & F. W. Vondracek (Eds.) Rural women's health: Linking mental, behavioral and physical health.

Dilworth-Anderson, P., & Goodwin, P. (2003). Intergenerational support: Families and communities. To appear in K. A. Dodge, McLoyd, V., & Hill, N. (Eds.) Emerging issues in African American family life: Context, adaptation, and policy.