Sidra Goldman-Mellor

Sidra Goldman-Mellor is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of California, Merced, within the School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts. Her research focuses on maternal and child health, mental health disparities, substance abuse, and the social determinants of health. She has conducted extensive studies on postpartum mortality, violence-related injuries among pregnant individuals, and the impacts of environmental factors like air quality and earthquakes on health outcomes.

Key areas of research include analyzing disparities in healthcare access, particularly for marginalized populations such as rural Latino immigrants. Her work often employs large-scale data and register-based studies to explore trajectories of mental health, chronic disease, and injury outcomes. Notable projects include the San Joaquin Valley Center for Air Injustice Reduction (SJV-CAIR), which evaluates community-driven solutions to air pollution exposure.

Her publications highlight trends in suicide and overdose mortality, the role of socioeconomic factors in health outcomes, and the interplay between environmental disasters and mental health. Dr. Goldman-Mellor’s work emphasizes equity-focused methodologies, including resampling techniques to address predictive model biases in healthcare data.