Christian Z. Goering ’05, ’07, Fayetteville, Arkansas, is currently a professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Arkansas, where he prepares future English teachers and teacher educators to interpret and act on the world for good.

Goering began his career in education at Washburn Rural High School in Topeka as a high school English teacher where he also served as an assistant football, debate, and forensics coach and sponsored the class of 2004. He next served as a graduate teaching assistant at K-State while earning his Ph.D. and then to the University of Arkansas where he has been teaching since 2007. At Arkansas he’s served as vice chair of the campus faculty and Faculty Senate 2021-2023, and as director of the Northwest Arkansas Writing Project and of the Center for Children and Youth.

He's published 90 articles or book chapters and five books. Goering served as national chair of the English Language Arts Teacher Educators from 2018-2020. Goering is the coordinator of secondary education and doctoral mentor for multiple students from both curriculum and instruction and K-12 public policy.

He earned two degrees from K-State in curriculum and instruction; a master’s degree in 2005; and a doctorate in 2007.

Goering and his spouse, Emily, have two children, Katie and Zach.