She completed her doctoral studies at the University of Central Florida. Dodie is a certified K-12 school counselor. She has worked as a school counselor and clinical mental health counselor in Florida, Switzerland, and Israel. Dodie's research interests include school counseling, research identity development, and the development of altruism. Dodie is currently focused on the school counselor’s role in STEM career development and identifying factors that influence counselor education doctoral student’s research identity development. She currently serves as an editorial review board member for Professional School Counseling and Counseling and Values Journal.