Title IX Consulting Group

Hello, 
we are the Title IX Consulting Group

“My career is driven to help society combat rape culture through policy and education within all levels of our education system because the reality is our access to influence and change our societal culture is within the minds of those we are still molding.”
Sandra E. Hodgin, PhD.

MISSION

“Our mission is to establish robust Title IX institutional cultures for universities, colleges, and K-12 schools by adopting and implementing sustainable best practices, improving safety through sexual violence prevention education, and reducing non-compliance liabilities.” 

VISION

Title IX Consulting Group envisions a world free from sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and child abuse by eradicating sexual inequality, sexual disrespect, and sexual discrimination.

FOUNDER'S CORNER

A MESSAGE FROM SANDRA

Sandi HodginHello, I’d like to thank you for visiting our website and share my motivation in developing Title IX Consulting Group.

The passion to impact societal norms began when I worked alongside a criminal defense attorney analyzing sexual violence cases for eight years. I second chaired court hearings and provided legal analysis for sex-based cases. During this time, I obtained a teaching credential and directed sexual abuse prevention programs within multiple public-school systems. The combination of law and education captivated me, and my experiences steered me toward a robust understanding of sexual violence policy analysis, adjudication, prevention education, and administrative implementation.

This led to Title IX expertise that I solidified within my doctoral program at Claremont Graduate University, where my dual- PhD -degree in Education and Public Policy, concentrated on Title IX policy and Title IX cases. In an effort to understand higher education intricacies, I began leading Title IX compliance analysis and implementing Title IX best practices for campuses, such as Claremont Graduate University and Colorado State University. Additionally, I volunteered time with non-profit organizations in assisting the development of complaints filed against institutions for deliberate indifference with the Department of Education’s, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) . Overall, statistical facts and personal encounters with students and employees harmed by a lack of due process or failed Title IX practices under Title IX were continuous and overlapped. 

Statistics such as:

  • the majority of sexual assault victims are under 30 years of age (54%) [1],

  • based on reported crime: about 1 in 5 women have experienced rape or attempted rape in their lifetime [2],

  • based on reported crime: about 1 in 15 men have experienced rape or attempted rape in their lifetime [3], and

  • based on reported crime: about 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of intimate partner violence [4]

Over time, the motivation to continue my effort against sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual misconduct has amplified. What’s more, discernment grew out of all these experiences and transformed into solutions to combat all forms of sexual discrimination through the protections afforded to all individuals (students and employees) within education institutions under the federal law known as the 1972 Title IX Education Amendment Act.

For these reasons, Title IX Consulting Group is designed to provide institutional solutions and consult for K-12 schools, community colleges, and universities toward Title IX best practices; provide Title IX Expert analysis for law firms looking to strengthen Title IX due process and justice; and provide insight for education affiliated organizations looking to increase their Title IX efforts to meet Title IX collaborative expectations.

SOURCES

[1] Breiding, M. J. (2014). Prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence victimization—National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, United States, 2011. Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries (Washington, DC: 2002), 63(8), 1.

[2] Breiding, M. J. (2014). Prevalence and characteristics of sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence victimization—National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, United States, 2011. Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries (Washington, DC: 2002), 63(8), 1.

[3] Finkelhor, D., Hotaling, G., Lewis, I., & Smith, C. (1990). Sexual abuse in a national survey of adult men and women: Prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors. Child abuse & neglect, 14(1), 19-28.

[4] Black, M.C., Basile, K.C., Breiding, M.J., Smith, S.G., Walters, M.L., Merrick, M.T., Chen, J., & Stevens, M.R. (2011). The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS): 2010 Summary Report. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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