About Adam Hodges
Adam Hodges—writer, scholar, educator, athlete, multisport coach—graduated from the University of Colorado in 1995 with a BA in environmental biology and an unofficial minor in kinesiology. He went on to earn his teaching credentials in secondary science education. After teaching biology and English as a second language (ESL) at the middle school level, he began his graduate studies in linguistics.
He earned his MA in linguistics in 2003, and a graduate certificate in cognitive science in 2004. In 2008, he obtained his PhD in linguistics along with a graduate certificate in culture, language and social practice.
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Adam hikes near Aspen
Among his scholarly work in sociocultural linguistics, he has co-edited two books and written several articles that have appeared in academic journals. He has held teaching positions at the University of Colorado—where he taught linguistics, writing & rhetoric, and literary studies—as well as at Colorado State University, where he taught for the Department of Anthropology.
He has studied French and Spanish to varying degrees of proficiency—French as a more formal pursuit, including high school and university study, and summers in France at the Sorbonne in Paris and and IFALPES in Annecy; Spanish as a more practical necessity during travels in Latin America, teaching in Honduras, and working with native Spanish speakers in the United States.
In addition to teaching at the secondary and university levels, his professional pursuits have included work as a personal trainer; a coach for triathletes, runners, and the masters swim program at the University of Colorado; a freelance writer for different publications including the Colorado Daily and the Colorado Triathlete magazine; and a website designer, most notably for the Colorado Triathlete.
He has spent a large part of his life as a competitive endurance athlete, with over two decades in the sport of triathlon starting at age 16. Highlights of his triathlon career include competing in the Hawaii Ironman World Championships, the ITU World Triathlon Championships in Wellington, New Zealand in 1994, and the ITU World Duathlon Championships in Hobart, Australia in 1994. He raced in the pro ranks in 1997, and has earned USA Triathlon All-American status on multiple occasions as an elite amateur.
He holds many diverse interests in life. In addition to his deep love for the mountains and the natural world, he enjoys international and independent films, loves to explore philosophical and religious studies—especially to deepen his understanding of Zen Buddhism and eastern philosophical traditions—and has a budding interest in architecture and green building design.
This site provides a window into just some of these aspects of his life. Enjoy your visit!