Michael Goodman

Dr. Michael A. Goodman (he/him/his) is a higher education and student affairs educator whose research focuses on student governance and involvement. Goodman previously worked as the senior assistant director of Student Life and Learning at Indiana University, and the associate director of advising and programming in fraternity/sorority life at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was responsible for chapter education and programming, diversity and inclusion, and sexual assault prevention. His research involves college student government, the student body presidency, and sorority/fraternity life (SFL) (including equity and justice issues, experiences of graduate students, queer students, social justice and educational crises and emergencies). Goodman earned a Bachelor of Arts in organizational communication from the University of Central Oklahoma, where he was among the first class of graduates to earn a Leadership minor, and served as student government president and vice president. He achieved a Master of Science in Education degree in higher education and student affairs from Indiana University, and a doctorate in Higher Education, Student Affairs, and International Education Policy (concentration: student affairs) from the University of Maryland, College Park. At the University of Maryland, College Park, Goodman served as President of the Graduate Student Government. Goodman is a volunteer with NASPA, where he previously served on the Fraternity and Sorority Knowledge Community and currently serves as the Research Coordinator for the Student Government Knowledge Community. Additionally, Goodman is an Associate Editor of the the Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship and the Journal of Sorority and Fraternity Life Research and Practice. In 2023, Goodman was named Faculty Member of the Year by the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators (TACUSPA) and awarded TACUSPA’s Dr. Adam Peck Research Development Grant. Additionally, Goodman, along with graduate students, received the Gold Scholar Award from the National Association of Campus Activities, which will allow the team to complete research on college student government leaders and how they respond in moments of crisis. Goodman is an avid pickleball player in Austin, TX.