
Currently leading the Advanced Math Program (MA153 & MA255).
LTC Hood has held several leadership positions, including serving as a platoon leader deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and as a company commander deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Additionally, she served in the Seattle District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, where she supported a FEMA mission in response to the 2014 Oso Landslide as an on-ground engineer to assist search and rescue efforts. In addition, she was a project engineer at Johnson Space Center in the astronaut office and in the vehicle integration testing office. She is a Professional Engineer (licensed in Missouri), Project Management Professional, and a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design in New Construction. She holds a private pilot license for fixed wing single engines.
Ph.D. in Operations Research with Engineering - Colorado School of Mines
M.S. in Applied Mathematics - Naval Postgraduate School
M.S. in Environmental Engineering - University of Missouri Science and Technology
B.S. in Environmental Engineering - United States Military Academy