 After graduating from UCLA in 2007, Dodd played professional softball in Italy for two seasons, winning the 2007 European Championship and the 2008 Italian Championship.After serving as an undergraduate assistant for the UCLA Bruins in 2008, Dodd was hired as the assistant and hitting coach for the University of Nevada Wolf Pack serving under head coach Matt Meuchel beginning in the 2009 season, in which Nevada went 40–19 as Western Athletic Conference co-champions and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.After one season with Nevada, Dodd served as an assistant at Oregon under Mike White from 2010 to 2012, during which time Oregon made three Super Regionals and played in the 2012 Women's College World Series.