{"id":626,"date":"2023-09-22T12:47:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T17:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/?page_id=626"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T21:42:45","slug":"dr-chrystal-hodges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/directory\/dr-chrystal-hodges\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Chrystal Hodges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/Hodges-1024x717.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3007\" style=\"width:322px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/Hodges-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/Hodges-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/Hodges-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/Hodges-1536x1075.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/Hodges-2048x1434.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Associate Professor of Education and Coordinator of the Master of Education Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>OFFICE: EDHS Building 330<br>EMAIL: <a href=\"mailto:chodges@muw.edu\">chodges@muw.edu<\/a><br>PHONE: 662-241-6949<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About Dr. Hodges:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>B.A.Ed., Elementary Education with emphasis in English and Mathematics, University of Mississippi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Reading Literacy, University of Mississippi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ed.S., Curriculum and Instruction, University of Mississippi&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Elementary Education, University of Mississippi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MS Educator Licensure Endorsements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>116 &#8211; Elementary Education (K-3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>117 &#8211; Elementary Education (4-6)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>119 &#8211; English ( 7-12)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>152 &#8211; Kindergarten &#8211; 4 (K-4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>154 &#8211; Mathematics (7-12)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>207 &#8211; Gifted (K-12)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Areas of Specialization:<\/strong>&nbsp;Elementary Education, Secondary English and Mathematics Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Reading\/Literacy, Gifted Education, Teacher Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Research Interest:<\/strong>&nbsp;Multicultural Education and Teacher Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Personality Tagline &amp; Statement:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Empowering educators to learn with purpose, lead with integrity, and inspire lasting change.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe education is both a calling and a lifelong journey of growth and purpose. As an educator, I aim to model curiosity, reflection, and compassion while helping others discover their potential. I value effective communication and intentional practice as ways to achieve meaningful teaching and authentic leadership. My goal is to inspire educators to learn with purpose, lead with integrity, and make a lasting&nbsp;impact in the lives of their students and communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Professor of Education and Coordinator of the Master of Education Program OFFICE: EDHS Building 330EMAIL: chodges@muw.eduPHONE: 662-241-6949 About Dr. Hodges:&nbsp; MS Educator Licensure Endorsements: Areas of Specialization:&nbsp;Elementary Education, Secondary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":13,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-626","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/626","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/626\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3008,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/626\/revisions\/3008"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muw.edu\/education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}