Danelle Hodge
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Bio
I am a developmental psychologist with expertise in autism and a specific focus on parenting children with a spectrum disorder. I am a two-time recipient of the Department’s Outstanding Instructor Award. I currently serve as Coordinator for Internships and Supervisor for Psychology 3311 Laboratory Courses. I have held academic positions at Chapman University, the University of Redlands, and San Bernardino Valley College.
Education
BA - California State University, San Bernardino
PhD - The Claremont Graduate University
Courses/Teaching
I offer student-focused courses primarily related to child development, including socieoemotional development and child psychopathology. However, I teach a variety of courses, such as critical thinking through problem analysis, psychology of human sexuality, and cross-cultural psychology.
Courses taught: adolescent development, advanced human development, advanced research methods, advanced seminar in developmental psychology, cognitive development, critical thinking, cross-cultural psychology, history and systems of psychology, introduction to developmental psychology, introduction to experimental psychology (laboratory), introduction to human development, introduction to psychology, learning and motivation, lifespan human development, marriage and family relationships, psychology of exceptional children, psychology of human sexuality, psychology of middle childhood, psychopathology of childhood, research and bibliographic methods, research methods, social and personal adjustment, social and personality development, social psychology, tests and measures in psychology.
Research and Teaching Interests
My research has generally related to families facing unique challenges. Most recently, I have focused on families of children with autism spectrum disorders. I use a bioecological approach with specific interests in the relative roles of genetics and the environment and the impact of a child with autism on other family members. I have published research on autism and false memory with papers appearing in prominent journals such as Child Development, Psychological Science, the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, and Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.