Susan Hodge, M.S.

Susan Hodge CV

MS (1984) University of North Carolina at Charlotte

BS (1981) Appalachian State University

Ms. Susan Hodge has taught Criminal Justice courses at several institutions including Pfeiffer University, Central Piedmont Community College, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She was also a Certified General Instructor for the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, North Carolina Department of Justice. Ms. Hodge has also volunteered with the Victim Assistance Program as a Rape Crisis Companion and served on the Board of Directors for the Children’s Law Center.

Here at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Ms. Hodge is a Senior Lecturer and has taught various undergraduate level courses, including Foundations of Criminal Justice, Introduction to Law Enforcement, Criminal Justice Ethics, Criminal Justice Theory, Juvenile Justice and Ethical Issues in Personal, Professional and Public Life. In 2015, Ms. Hodge was a finalist for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Full-Time Lecturer and in 2016 she was selected as the winner of this prestigious award. She has also been acknowledged by many student groups as well as selected by multiple students as the “one person at UNC Charlotte who has made the most significant, positive contribution to their education”.

In addition to her teaching role, Ms. Hodge served as a department Academic Advisor for sixteen years during which the Criminal Justice department was honored with the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising for the 2014-2015 academic year. Since 2014, she has also served as the Advising Coordinator. As of 2025, alongside her teaching responsibilities, she has assumed the new role of Undergraduate Coordinator for the department.