Rebecca Hood
Educational Consultant

Rebecca Hood grew up in Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, Alabama. In 2000, she graduated magna cum laude from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. After college, she worked as a research assistant at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers
Project at Stanford University. At the King Papers, she collaborated with representatives of the Oakland Unified School District to design curriculum for elementary, junior high and high school students.

In 2001, Rebecca received a full fellowship to attend the University of California, Los Angeles. She enrolled in the joint M.A./ Ph.D. program in history with the goal of becoming a professor of American history. While pursuing her degree, she worked as a teaching assistant for undergraduates in UCLA’s history department, teaching forty students per quarter. She also worked one-on-one with UCLA students to improve their critical reading, research and writing skills. In addition, she volunteered as a tutor for incarcerated youth at a detention facility near Malibu, CA.

Rebecca graduated summa cum laude from UCLA in 2003 with a Master’s degree in history. She is currently exploring academic programs in the health sciences.