Kim Goodman

Associate Teaching Professor, Practicum Education and Coordinator, Student Wellness

Professor Goodman specialized in adults, healthy aging and behavioral health.

Kim Goodman

Associate Teaching Professor, Practicum Education and Coordinator, Student Wellness

Professor Goodman specialized in adults, healthy aging and behavioral health.

Biography

Kim Goodman, LCSW is a clinical associate professor of social work, practicum education and the student wellness coordinator at the University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck (SDP) School of Social Work. She has been a member of the practicum education faculty since 2004. Her areas of interest include mental health, health and wellness, mind-body-spirit practices and mindfulness-based interventions.
In practice, Professor Goodman has worked in the fields of mental health and health, predominately as a clinician and administrator working with lesbian, bisexual and transgender women with cancer, their partners and caregivers. She continues to provide mental health services in the community, serves on university wellness committees, and serves as a volunteer with the SDP-Keck Human Rights Clinic. Professor Goodman is heavily involved in providing advisement and mentorship to MSW students.

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University

MSW 2000

Indiana University

BA 1997

Area of Expertise

Social Work Education
Health & Wellness
Adults and Healthy Aging
Mental Health Counseling
Caregiving & Oncology
Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine
Social Work

Industry Experience

Education/Learning
Health Care - Services
Health and Wellness
Mental Health Care
Health Care - Providers

Research Interest

Behavioral Health

Articles & Publications

Weigensberg, M. J., Àvila, Q., Spruijt-Metz, D., Davis, J. N., Wen, C., Goodman, K., Perdomo, M., Wadé, N. B., Ding, L., & Lane, C. J. (2021). Imagine HEALTH: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Guided Imagery Lifestyle Intervention to Improve Obesity-Related Lifestyle Behaviors in Predominantly Latinx Adolescents. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 27(9), 738–749. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0515

Weigensberg MJ, Provisor J, Spruijt-Metz, Lane C, Florindez D, Wen, Perdomo M, Goodman K. (2019). Guided imagery council: feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a novel group-based lifestyle intervention in predominantly latino adolescents. Glob Advances in Health and Medicine, 8, 1-12.

Goodman, K., Classen, S., & Lenahan, P. (2012). Tragedy and Transcendence: Cancer. Medicine. In Alexander, P. Lenahan, & Pavlov (Eds.), Cinemeducation: Using film and other visual media in graduate and medical education. Oxford, UK: Radcliffe.

Goodman, K., Nelson, A., & Pennington, J (2006). Hope and Healing: Creating Safe Spaces for Lesbian Cancer Survivors. Washington, DC: The Mautner Project.

Baernstein, A., Bostwick, W., Carrick, K., Dunn, P., Goodman, K., et al (2006). Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Public Health. In Shankle, M. (Eds.), The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health (pp. 97-102). New York: Harrington Park Press