Faculty & Staff Details
Sharon Hodges, Ph.D., MBA
Research Assistant Professor
Division of Training, Research, Education and Demonstrations (TREAD)
Brief Biography
Sharon Hodges, Ph.D., M.B.A. is an applied organizational anthropologist and Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies at the University of South Florida. She currently serves as Principal Investigator for a study of Case Studies of System Implementation, a five-year investigation of system of care implementation that is part of the Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health. Dr. Hodges also serves as Principal Investigator for the Sustainable Infrastructure Project, an investigation of how communities can capitalize on the assets of their locally developed programs while maintaining their commitment to evidence-based best practice. In addition, she is Co-PI, with Mario Hernandez of the Logic Model Evaluation Project of the National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program.
Dr. Hodges has been involved in research and technical assistance on system accountability and local policy implementation as well as on how organizational culture affects the utilization of outcome information. In addition, 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.
Key Publications
What Works: System Development Strategies Across Communities - System Implementation Issue Brief #5
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20th Annual Research Conference Proceedings
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Phase I Report: Developing Sustainable Infrastructure in Support of Quality Field-Based Practice (SIP)
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Strategies for System of Care Development: Locally Identified Factors for System Implementation (Supplement to Issue Brief #2)
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Critical Factors in System of Care Implementation (System Implementation Issue Brief #2)
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