Stacy Godshall
Washington
Summary
Adept at strategic leadership and curriculum design, I spearheaded the creation of the USMA Space and Missile Defense Program, showcasing foresight in space-centric education. At Johns Hopkins University, I enhanced curriculum quality and fostered interagency cooperation, demonstrating my ability as a collaborative team player and an innovator in space education.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Chief Architect / Operations and Strategy
U.S. Space Force, Task Force - Space Futures
06.2024 - Current
Associate Dean, Space Education; Adjt. Asst. Prof.
Johns Hopkins University, SAIS
06.2022 - 06.2024
- Implemented initiatives to drive curriculum quality and target learning outcomes.
- Communicated with university administrators, school officials, Space Force leadership, and other stakeholders.
- Recruited, hired and trained academic faculty and staff members.
- Cultivated engaged student population with successful orientation programs.
- Collaborated with faculty, staff and students to identify and address institutional challenges.
Instructor
Naval Postgraduate School, Space Systems Acad. Grp
06.2021 - 06.2022
- Taught several courses each with about 30 students each: Space Environment, Satellite Communications, Space Technology and Applications.
- Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems.
- Applied various teaching aids to minimize learning gaps and instruct and motivate students.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Optimized day-to-day instruction to align educational strategies with industry best practices.
Director, Space & Missile Defense Prgm./Asst. Prof
United States Military Academy
12.2014 - 03.2018
- Led all efforts and actions associated with the creation and inception of the USMA Space and Missile Defense Program which includes a Space Science major and a Space Science minor.
- Coordinated with all stakeholders including the school's curriculum committee and Dean of the Academic Board as well as many external stakeholders to gain approval for all aspects of this new curriculum.
- Supervised all aspects of the program and its associated initial two cohorts of students.
- Led all course development, curriculum modifications, student assessments, course assessments, and overall course evaluation.
- Taught multiple iterations of several courses within the program including Space Physics, Astronautics, and Science & Policy.
- Prepared the first USMA students to ever be awarded a degree specifically geared towards space-centric topics before the creation of the Space Force - thus demonstrating strategic foresight in the need for graduates to be space experts.
Education
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL04-2020
Master of Science - Space Physics
The University of Texas At San Antonio
San Antonio, TXBachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PASkills
- Strategic leadership
- Critical thinking development
- Group and individual instruction
- Student records management
- Curriculum design
- Collaborative team player
- Classroom management
- Lesson planning
- Interagency cooperation
- Organizational development
- Long-range planning
- Training delivery
Timeline
Deputy Chief Architect / Operations and Strategy
U.S. Space Force, Task Force - Space Futures
06.2024 - Current
Associate Dean, Space Education; Adjt. Asst. Prof.
Johns Hopkins University, SAIS
06.2022 - 06.2024
Instructor
Naval Postgraduate School, Space Systems Acad. Grp
06.2021 - 06.2022
Director, Space & Missile Defense Prgm./Asst. Prof
United States Military Academy
12.2014 - 03.2018
Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering
The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Master of Science - Space Physics
The University of Texas At San Antonio
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Pennsylvania State University
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