Travis Hodges

Travis Hodges serves as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Mount Holyoke College. His research spans the Department of Psychology and Education and the Neuroscience and Behavior Department, focusing on sex-specific mechanisms underlying depression symptoms.

Education:

• Ph.D., Brock University
• M.A., Brock University
• B.A., University of Manitoba (Honors)

Dr. Hodges investigates how chronic stress induces negative cognitive bias—a core MDD symptom—with particular attention to sex- and age-related differences in neural activity, inflammation, and gut microbiota. His lab employs rodent models to identify precision treatments for depressive endophenotypes.

Research highlights include:

• Chronic stress increases negative cognitive bias in both sexes
• Sex- and age-specific differences in brain activation, neurogenesis, and inflammation

Laboratory targets lifespan developmental aspects of depression, emphasizing personalized therapeutic approaches.