As Director of the Werner Institute at Creighton Law School, Professor Goedken focuses on nonlitigation dispute resolution –arbitration, mediation, and negotiation. Before joining the faculty, Professor Goedken earned her BS in Psychology and MS in Industrial Relations, then worked in labor relations and human resources for several years before attending law school. Following graduation, Professor Goedken served as labor counsel for Northwest Airlines, where she negotiated labor agreements, arbitrated contract disputes, and responded to complaints of employment discrimination. More recently she worked for MidAmerican Energy Company, directing the employee and labor relations staff, and provided appellate arbitration services to the Union Pacific Railroad before teaching at Creighton.

She continues to serve as an employment and labor arbitrator and mediator, admitted to the FMCS and NMB labor arbitrator panels and to the AAA National Roster of Employment Arbitrators and the CPR Employment Disputes Panel-Midwest and the Mass Claims Employment Panel. Professor Goedken teaches Arbitration Advocacy, ADR, and Mediation. She is the faculty advisor for the Dispute Resolution concentration, the Werner Institute Student Board, and the Labor and Employment Law student organization.

Professor Goedken became the Director of the Werner Institute in January 2020 after serving as Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.