About Me

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I've debated what to put here. On one hand, if you are reading this, you are asking who I am. On the other hand, the main reason I'm pulling back from social media is to protect my privacy.


So what do I put here? An honest recalling of past accomplishments.  

If you need my resume or CV, just email me directly.

Heather Dodds, Ph.D.

  • XR Learning Experience Researcher and Designer
  • Instructional Design
  • UX & Implementation
  • Freelance
  • Follower of Jesus

Summary

I help educational institutions and companies adopt wise XR solutions.

To see my XR projects, check out my YouTube channel.

To see my academic writing, see my ResearchGate listings.

Experience

Heather Dodds PhD Consulting 

XR Research & Design Consultant

2018 - Present 

I write things. I write things that others struggle to write. Like instructions. And the truth.

Chief Operating Officer

2020 - 2021 

I thought I was volunteering with a group of like-minded XR-for-learning professionals. I was wrong. 

Research Writer

2018 - 2019 

I was honored to be substituted in for the great Barbara Truman to write about XR in STEM courses. I don't think I'll ever get over this gift she gave me. We never met.

Western Governors University

Program Manager, General Education Science & Math

2011 - 2018 

I look back upon this time with greatest pride that it was my honor to offer a job to 30 people. I interviewed more than 150 people, but nothing compares with the joy of telling another human that they have a job. Then I received back the joy of working with them.

Yeah, I did other things like new course development, Department Chair of 22 math and science courses with over 20,000 student enrollments. But I'm most proud of the faculty teams that I hired and trained.

Science Faculty

2004 - 2011

I learned that it better to be honest than any other metric.

University of North Florida

Office Manager

2000 - 2004 

I pushed invoices around. Not my favorite job.

BD Biosciences PharMingen

Research Librarian

1998 - 2000

My work felt inconsequential. I understood science and I could do library research. Therefore, I did the job. But the kudos go to the company. I've never worked for an employer that took better care of their employees. I still look back on this job with great fondness.

TC Analytics, LLC

Chemist

1996 - 1998

Professional sponge. Ask people that work in lab science with dangerous elements. It's what we do.

SUNY Potsdam

Special Assistant to Microbiology

1993 - 1994 

I was overqualified but LOVED, LOVED, LOVED every minute of this job. There something about the smell of a good sterilization technique that can just make a person happy.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy - Instructional Design for Online Learning, Capella University
Master of Arts - e-Education, University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Liberal Studies, University of Central Florida
Associate of Applied Science - Science Laboratory Studies, SUNY Canton College of of Technology



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