Yovanna Cifuentes-Goodbody

Yovanna Cifuentes-Goodbody is an instructional designer currently employed at California State University, Long Beach since October 2023. Previously, Cifuentes-Goodbody served as a consultant and lead instructional designer at WorldQuant University, where involvement included the development of an in-house learning management system valued at $1.25 million. Roles at Occidental College included providing instructor-led training and managing media content projects. Experience also encompasses teaching Spanish at Qatar International Academy for Security Studies and lecturing at Yale University, where course assessment and improvement were key responsibilities. Cifuentes-Goodbody holds a Master’s Degree in Spanish Linguistics from Georgetown University and a Master in Education from Carthage College, along with a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and English from Universidad Pedagógica Nacional in Colombia.