Ana Rodriguez Good, Ph.D., has been selected as the director of community engagement and outreach for Campus and Community Engagement in the UAB Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI). This newly created position aims to serve and support underrepresented faculty, staff, and students.

As director of community engagement and outreach, Good is responsible for assisting the AVP for Campus and Community Engagement in creating and sustaining an inclusive environment to support underrepresented faculty, staff, and students. She will also create initiatives to engage and support campus and local communities while serving as the liaison between ODEI’s Campus and Community Engagement and the university, the community and the state of Alabama.

“I am thrilled to join UAB's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” said, Good. “I am passionate about advocating for underrepresented communities and am excited to add a Latinx and Hispanic-focused vision to the team. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the campus community at an institution that champions diversity and inclusion.”

Good is a native of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and has called Alabama home for the last 12 years. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in creative writing at Florida State University before earning a master's in community journalism and a doctorate in communications from the University of Alabama.

Before arriving at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Good served as a postdoctoral instructor in the department of communication and media at Samford University, where she led courses that focused on print and media storytelling and communication research methods. She has also served as a Media and Professional Development Adviser to assist and oversee the production of the student newspaper, The Samford Crimson, and yearbook, Entre Nous.

Dr. Good is passionate about women’s rights, human rights, and advocating for the underrepresented communities, and looks forward to serving the campus and community.