Christopher Goslin

Faculty Member

Dr. Chris Goslin

Biography

Dr. Chris Goslin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Student Leadership and Success Studies at Utah Valley University. He served as the Chair of the Department from 2010 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2019. Dr. Goslin’s current research is focused on the development of student leadership programs with an emphasis on social impact.
While at UVU he has served as a Co-principle investigator for a Nation Science Foundation Grant aimed at providing computer literacy and promoting college attendance among American Indian college-age students from tribes, in Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. In the spring of 2014 as a result of his efforts, he was awarded the Dean’s Faculty Service award. Prior to his appointment at Utah Valley University, Dr. Goslin served as an administrator in Higher Educational Institutions in Oklahoma, Utah, and Kansas.

Education

Certificate, Sandford University, 2019

Major: Human Centered Design

PhD, University of Oklahoma, 2006

Major: Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum

M. Ed, Southern Utah University, 1998

Major: Education

BS, Southern Utah University, 1991

Major: Communication

Teaching

SLSS 405G

Leader--Global Contributor GI, Spring 2025

SLSS 405G

Leader--Global Contributor GI, Spring 2025

SLSS 1200

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Spring 2025

SLSS 1200

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Spring 2025

Presentations

Goslin, Christopher (Presenter & Author), UVU Ethics Awareness Week, "If Past is Prologue, What Does this Mean for a Post-Pandemic America?", Orem, UT. (September, 2021)
Goslin, Christopher (Presenter & Author), Southwest Chapter of the National Organization for Student Success Annual Conference, "Cross Curriculum Collaboration in Higher Ed Settings in a Post COVID-19 World", Farmington, NM. (February, 2021)
Goslin, Christopher (Presenter & Author), American Heritage World-wide Online Conference, "How faith-centered leadership can impact global trends", American Fork, UT. (April, 2020)
Goslin, Christopher (Presenter & Author), 14th annual Hawaii International Conference on Education, "Case for a FYE General Education Course with a global perspective", Honolulu, HI. (January, 2016)
Goslin, Christopher (Presenter & Author), 20th annual Conference on Students in Transition, "Promoting Native American Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education", Atlanta, GA. (October, 2013)
Goslin, Christopher (Presenter & Author), 32nd annual Conference on the First Year Experience, "Examining Native American recruitment and retention in higher education", Orlando, FL. (February, 2013)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Goslin, Christopher , (2016) "Promoting Native American College Student Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education" (Issue: 23). Multicultural Education.
Goslin, Christopher , (2013) "Native American Retention in Higher Education" . Academia Journal of Educational Research.
Goslin, Christopher , (2013) "Negotiating understanding_ Considering Native American attitudes about Higher Education in a Eurocentric context" . Academia Journal of Educational Research.
Goslin, Christopher , (2012) "Native American College Student Persistence" . Journal of College Student Retention- Research, Theory & Practice.
Goslin, Christopher , (2011) "Encouraging post –secondary Native American student" . Educational Resource Information Center (ED526311).