About

Dr. Joanna Hodge (P.Geo) is a mineral explorationist and geoscience educator. She is a professor of geology at Fleming College’s School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences. Prior to taking up teaching she spent 15 years working in mineral exploration in New Zealand, Australia, British Columbia, and Yukon in a diverse range of deposit types and project stages.

Joanna grew up in New Zealand on the flanks of an active volcano, which inspired her to pursue a career in geology. She completed her BSc and MSc degrees in Geology at the University of Auckland and her PhD at the University of Western Australia. She also completed a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of New Brunswick.

In her current role Joanna mentors students as they move into geoscience careers and other environmental careers and is an active advocate for women in geoscience. In 2019 she hosted the inaugural Women in Rocks conference at Fleming College, highlighting geoscience careers to women and girls, and cohosted the 2023 Women in Natural Resources event at Fleming. She also works to support accessible geoscience education, particularly in accessible fieldwork. In early 2024 Joanna completed an Executive Certificate in Science Communication with a goal to share her passion for the wonders of geology and the essential contributions of geoscience to society. Joanna was Pukaskwa National Park’s Geologist in Residence for 2023 and in 2024 she stepped well outside her comfort zone and spent 5 days kayaking and camping on Lake Superior telling stories about rocks to the trip participants.