Rate My Professor Katherine Goodman

Katherine Goodman is an Associate Professor in the College of Engineering, Design, and Computing at the University of Colorado Denver, with a 50% appointment as engineering faculty. She serves as Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning within Teaching Innovation and Program Strategy, and as Assistant Professor and Curriculum Lead at Inworks, an interdisciplinary innovation laboratory. Goodman received her PhD in Technology, Media, and Society from the ATLAS Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2015, focusing her research on transformative experiences in higher education, particularly in STEM disciplines, through quantitative and qualitative methods. She also holds a Master of Professional Writing in fiction and poetry from the University of Southern California and a BS in Mathematics from Valparaiso University. Prior to her faculty roles, she worked as a technical writer on a software development team and taught writing at a university and a community college.

Goodman's academic interests lie in engineering education, inclusive teaching practices, perceptual expertise in fluid flows, and motivational factors for faculty professional development. She has co-authored publications such as "Launching the Urban STEM Collaboratory" (2020), "Surely You Must Be Joking, Mr. Twain! Reengaging Science Students through Visual Aesthetics" (2020), "Visual Expertise in Fluid Flows: Uncovering a Link Between Conceptual and Perceptual Expertise" (2020), "Setting a Better Default: Designing a Welcome Academy for New Faculty Centered on Inclusive Teaching in Engineering" (2024), "Board 216: Building Community for Inclusive Teaching: Can We Bridge the Valley of Neglect?" (2024), "Lessons Learned: Motivational Factors for Engineering Faculty Seeking Professional Development for Inclusive Teaching" (2024), and "Metaphors Matter: The Implicit Epistemology of How We Talk About Learning Engineering" (2025). Goodman leads efforts in NSF-funded projects to expand Learning Assistants to the College of Engineering, Design, and Computing. She was honored for promotion at the 2023 Annual Tenure and Promotion Lunch, served as a member on Grand Challenge Type II Planning Award teams for "Imaginator Academy" (2022) and "Get Outside! Convergence on Outdoor Recreation" (2024), participates in the Inclusive Excellence Council, and is part of the Women's Leadership Program cohort 24-25.