Renee Hodgkins, Ph.D., MLS(ASCP)

Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Professional Background
S. Renee Hodgkins, Ph.D., MLS(ASCP), is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and serves as director of the doctorate program in clinical laboratory science. She also teaches hematology theory and professional development for the bachelor's degree program.
In 1999, Hodgkins received a bachelor of science degree in biology/zoology with minors in chemistry and mathematics from Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois. She attended OSF St. Francis School of Medical Technology, Peoria, Illinois, and received her medical laboratory scientist (MLS) certification from American Society for Clinical Pathology in 2000.
After working in the medical laboratory field for seven years, she decided to attend graduate school. She graduated with her doctorate in immunobiology from Iowa State University, in Ames, Iowa, in 2013. Her dissertation research focused on the immunomodulation of influenza infection by Echinacea and obesity. She joined the department's faculty in 2014.
Hodgkins is past chair (2017-2021) of the DCLS committee for the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and past chair (2023-2024) of the doctoral review committee for the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science.
She was honored as one of the American Society for Clinical Pathology’s Top 40 under Forty in 2016.
Education and Training
- PhD, Iowa State University
Research
Overview
Hodgkins' research focus is centered on adding value to laboratory information/data through the development of doctorate programs in CLS both regionally and nationally. She is also studying the integration of clinical laboratory science into interprofessional education and simulation.