Dr. Hodo was born in Milwaukee, WI and is a Navy Veteran. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice from Albany State University Master of Public Administration Degree from Columbus State University in 1998. Tammy went on to gain her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Urban Studies with a minor in Sociology, specialization in Race, Class, Gender, Ethnicity. Her dissertation was entitled: “A Critical Analysis of an Urban Research University: Climate, Culture and Minority Faculty.”
Dr. Hodo serves as the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, where she is responsible for policy development and overall institutional compliance for students, faculty, and staff related to discrimination and harassment, including violations of the non-discrimination policy and the sexual misconduct policy..