Sharon is a renowned journalist and author, specializing in the realm of national defense issues. Her academic background is marked by a Bachelor's degree from the esteemed Johns Hopkins University, as well as a pair of Master's degrees from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, with a focus on International Affairs, and Yale University, where she concentrated on Russian and East European Studies.
In her personal life, Sharon is married to Nathan Hodge, with whom she co-authored the thought-provoking book "A Nuclear Family Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry". Additionally, she has penned two other notable books: "Imaginary Weapons: A Journey Through the Pentagon's Scientific Underworld" and "The Imagineers of War: The Untold Story of DARPA, the Pentagon Agency that Changed the World".