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
Emily Steadman
Neuroscience and Behavior
2026
Syeda Asha
Neuroscience and Behavior
2027
Catie MacDonnell
Neuroscience and Behavior
2028
Ellie Modlin-Unger
Psychology and Statistics
2026
Donna Ding
2029
Kylo Que
Neuroscience and Behavior and Psychology
2028
Manuela Ribas
Neuroscience and Behavior
2026
Xingshao Ye
Psychology and Education
2026
Cindy Palacios
2026
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Sakiya Dade-Jarrett
Psychology and Neuroscience and Behavior
2028
Kylie Redwood
Neuroscience
(Smith College)
2027
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Victoria Kerich
June Savo
Manuela Ribas
Neuroscience and Behavior
2026
Grace Simpson
Psychology and Religion
2025
Ruimeng (Becky) Xu
Psychology and International Relations
2025
Emily Steadman
Neuroscience and Behavior
2026
Juddy Nam
Neuroscience and Behavior
Honors Thesis Student
2025
Lab
Alumni
Ainsley Gruener
Juddy Nam*
Persephone Gu
Reeve Haefele
Grace Simpson
Ruimeng (Becky) Xu
Jiabao Chen
Victoria Sloan
Yiru Wang
Shanshan (Shane) Zhu
Callie Ten Kate
Angelina (Lina) Amato
Annabeth Loftman
Jessie Rhodes
Gillian Radpour
Olivia Churchill
Tsz Ching (Kellie) Hung
Hayam Daudzai
Brielle Hunter
Tongtong (Petra) Yang
Chuying (Selestia) Lin
Lifen Htet*
Zainab Umar
Nicole Joh ​​
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