Sharon Hodges, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Dr. Hodges is an applied organizational anthropologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida. She currently serves at Co-Principal Investigator for a study of community-based theories of change, a 5-year investigation of local policy implementation that is part of the Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health. In addition, Dr. Hodges is involved with training and technical assistance projects using logic models as a tool for developing theories of change. Dr. Hodges has been involved in research and technical assistance on system accountability as well as on how organizational culture affects the utilization of outcome information. She directed a study of collaboration in child-serving systems for the federal Center for Mental Health Services' Promising Practices Initiative. Her experience also includes consulting with private sector companies in establishing and expanding their organizations, developing strategic business plans, and securing financing.