University of Nebraska at Omaha assistant professor Kelly Gomez-Johnson is one of nine recipients of the UNO Alumni Association's Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award. Gomez-Johnson, who teaches in the Department of Teacher Education in the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, is a past NebraskaMATH participant.
Gomez-Johnson’s teaching and research focus is K-16 mathematics education, particularly teaching, learning, and equity practices for pre-service and in-service teachers and leaders. She teaches courses in general teaching methods, secondary mathematics methods, and data-driven decision making. She also serves as an educational researcher and/or evaluator on four federal and local grants focused on pre-K-16 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) teaching and learning. These projects include inquiry-based learning for higher education math faculty, multi-layered support mechanisms for underrepresented students in STEM, and recruitment and retention of highly qualified STEM teachers. She began teaching at UNO in 2011.
The awards were established in 1997 to honor distinguished teaching in the classroom. Peer committees in UNO colleges chose recipients, each of whom receives a $1,000 award and commemorative plaque. With the 2020 awards, the association will have issued $212,000 through the program.
Full list of recipients:
Alecia Anderson, Sociology & Anthropology, Arts and Sciences
Samantha Clinkinbeard, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Public Affairs & Community Service
Michelle Eble-Hankins, Architectural Engineering and Construction, Engineering
Kristin Girten, English, Arts and Sciences
Kelly Gomez-Johnson, Teacher Education, Education, Health and Human Sciences
Jennifer Harbour, Black Studies, Arts and Sciences
Howard Paine, Art & Art History, Communication, Fine Arts and Media
Ryan Schuetzler, Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis, Information Science & Technology
Angelika Stout, Marketing & Entrepreneurship, Business Administration
Read more:
https://unoalumni.org/awards/faculty-awards/2020-alumni-outstanding-teaching-award