Meet the Hodges Lab Team
Principal Investigator
Travis Hodges
Dr. Hodges is interested in examining the sex-specific involvement of neuronal activation and networks, inflammation, neurogenesis, and gut microbiota in negative cognitive bias, a main symptom of depression, across development. To achieve this, he uses a rat model of depressive-like behavior which involves chronic exposures to stress. Because the display of negative cognitive bias can be sex and age-specific, he uses different methods to examine this depressive symptom and examines sex and age-specificity in treatment outcomes. Travis is also devoted to mentorship and providing a safe environment for trainees to enjoy science.
Undergraduate Members
Juddy Nam
Neuroscience and Behavior
Honors Thesis Student
2025
Reeve Haefele
Neuroscience and Behavior
2025
Ruimeng (Becky) Xu
Psychology and International Relations
2025
Manuela Ribas
Neuroscience and Behavior
2026
Jiabao Chen
Psychology and Asian studies
2025
Victoria Sloan
Psychology
2027
Persephone Gu
Neuroscience and Behavior and Philosophy
2025
Grace Simpson
Psychology and Religion
2025
Emily Steadman
Neuroscience and Behavior
2026
Syeda Asha
Neuroscience and Behavior
2027
YunTong Liu
2027
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Not Pictured:
Xingshao Ye
Lab
Alumni
Yiru Wang 2024/09-2024/12
Shanshan (Shane) Zhu 2024/01-2024/12
Callie Ten Kate 2023/09-2024/12
Angelina (Lina) Amato: 2023/09-2024/08
Annabeth Loftman: 2023/01-2024/08
Jessie Rhodes: 2024/01-2024/05
Gillian Radpour: 2024/01-2024/05
Olivia Churchill: 2024/01-2024/05
Tsz Ching (Kellie) Hung: 2023/09-2024/05
Hayam Daudzai 2023/09-2024/05
Brielle Hunter: 2023/09-2024/05
Tongtong (Petra) Yang: 2023/09-2023/12
Chuying (Selestia) Lin: 2023/01-2024/05
Lifen Htet*: 2023/01-2024/05
Zainab Umar: 2023/01-2023/05
Nicole Joh: 2023/01-2023/05​​
* indicates completion of an Honors Thesis