Coaching Experience
• Assistant Coach, Cornell University (2024-present)
• Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator, University of New Orleans (2022-23)
• Volunteer Assistant Coach, Howard Universtiy (2020-22)
Honors and Accomplishments
• Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year (2024)
Playing Career
Howard University (2015-18)
• 4x Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championships (2015-18)
• 2x First Team All-MEAC (2017-18)
• MEAC Player of the Year (2018)
Dockery came off a stellar career for the Howard University Bison from 2015-18. As its primary setter, Dockey led the Bison to four consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Championships and was the team captain for her final two seasons. The Richmond, Texas native ended her career as the all-time leader in assists (3,829) and earned First Team All-MEAC twice and MEAC Setter of the Week 14 times. During her final season in 2018, Dockery earned MEAC Player of the Year after leading the conference with 1096 assists. She also became the first Bison in program history to receive a VolleyballMag.com All-American Honorable Mention.
Education
• B.S., Sports Medicine, Howard University (2019)
At Cornell
In her first season on East Hill, Tamia Dockery was a member of the staff that was named Ivy League Coaching Staff of the Year in 2024. That season the Big Red finished with an overall 14-10 record and 8-6 Ivy record, the best season since 2019, earning their first trip to the Ivy League Tournament since the Ivy League introduced a four-team single elimination tournament in 2022.
Prior to Cornell
During her one-year stint in New Orleans, Dockery helped the Privateers to its first Southland Conference Tournament victory in program history with a five-set marathon over the University of the Incarnate Word. Serving as the team's offensive coordinator, Dockery also coached Karen Cordero Barr, who earned Second Team All-Louisiana Honors after leading the team with 329 kills and 12 double-digit outings in 2023.
After graduating with a bachelor's in Sports Medicine in the spring of 2019, Dockery joined the Bison coaching staff as a volunteer under her former head coach Shaun Kupferberg, specializing in setter training and development. The Bison continued rolling during the season, going 20-13 overall and 14-1 in conference play, winning the MEAC Postseason Championship for the fifth consecutive time.
*Updated May 2025
