Emily Hodge

Emily Hodge is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education, focusing on curriculum policy and equity-driven organizational change. She holds a Ph.D. in Educational Theory and Policy from Pennsylvania State University, alongside graduate degrees in Secondary Education and English Language and Literature from the University of Virginia.

• Research Interests: Curriculum policy, media and education politics, policy networks, instructional leadership, and equity-focused organizational change.
• Awards:
  • Early Career Award, AERA Division L (Education Policy and Politics), 2022
  • National Education Policy Center Fellow, University of Colorado at Boulder
• Grants:
  • Spencer Foundation Conference Grant (2019–2022), $50,000
  • Spencer Foundation Small Research Grant (2017–2019), $49,999

Her recent work examines tensions between local control and standardized policies, social media's role in education politics, and strategies for supporting multiracial democracies in K–12 systems. She has taught graduate courses on education policy and instructional leadership and previously served as a middle school English language arts teacher.