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Goodrich Scholarship Program faculty and staff
Dr. Jerry Cederblom
Dr. Michael C. Carroll
Dr. Judy Harrington
Dr. Barbara Hewins-Maroney
Ms. Penny Nordahl
Dr. Imafedia Okhamafe
Dr. Troy Romero
Dr. Pamela Smith
Ms. Cathy Young
Dr. Cederblom is the Chair of the Goodrich Scholarship Program and a professor in the Goodrich Scholarship Program where he teaches Autobiographical Writing. He also teaches in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, where his areas of specialization are political philosophy, epistemology, and modern philosophy. He has published books on critical reasoning and ethics, and has been honored for excellence in teaching at UNO.
Dr. Carroll is an associate professor in the Goodrich Program. He teaches courses in Irish Literature, African American Literature, Native American Humanities, American Multicultural Humanities, and English Composition. His research interests include Indian poetry, Chicano(a) literature, multicultural education, and all aspects of African American cultural studies, especially the Jazz-Blues Aesthetic, the African American Novel, and the work of James Baldwin.
Dr. Harrington is a professor in the Goodrich Scholarship Program where she teaches Lifespan Development and coordinates the Stephenson Internship Program for Goodrich students. She also teaches a graduate course in UNO's Counseling department on human development and a senior seminar in Public Administration. Her research interests include student development/retention issues with a focus on teaching and learning. She has won several national awards in recognition of her research on retention as well as having won both the UNO and CPACS Excellence in Teaching awards.
Dr. Hewins-Maroney is an assistant professor in Public Administration and the Goodrich Scholarship Program, where she teaches courses in urban studies, Marriage and the Family, and Autobiographical Writing. Her research interests include faculty development, student learning issues, and the new urbanism movement. Dr. Hewins-Maroney completed her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology at UN-L.
A coordinator of Student Services, Ms. Nordahl has been assisting Goodrich students for over twenty years. On the academic side, she assists in the teaching of English, counsels students, and teaches a summer English workshop. Managerially, she coordinates the recruitment and selection of Goodrich scholars and is a member of the Goodrich management team. Her major academic interest is student retention.
Dr. Okhamafe is a professor of Philosophy and English. He teaches in the Goodrich Scholarship Program, the Department of Philosophy and Religion, and the Department of English.
Dr. Romero is an assistant professor with the Goodrich Scholarship Program and a faculty member of the Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS). His teaching includes Autobiographical Reading and Writing, Life Span Psychology, Personnel Psychology, Social Organization, and Humanities. He has a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and his research interests include Organizational Justice, Organizational Diversity, Identity Development, and Factors Related to Academic Success.
Dr. Smith is a professor in the Goodrich Scholarship Program, where she teaches English Composition and Humanities. She is also an adjunct professor in the English Department where she teaches two courses on Women of Color Writers and on Melting Pot/Immigrant literature. Her research interests and publications are in the areas of translations, Yoruba language and culture studies, women's issues, francophone and anglophone African Literatures. She is a Graduate Faculty Fellow and has won many grants and faculty awards, including Excellence in Teaching at UNO.
A Staff Assistant, Ms. Young has been working at UNO for over 30 years and in the Goodrich Scholarship Program for 29. She manages the office, handling all student records, overseeing program budgets, and coordinating program activities in addition to many other responsibilities.