Dr Sophie Hodgetts

Biography	Dr Sophie Hodgetts is interested in supervising PhD candidates who want to explore PMDD from a cognitive, neuroscientific, psychobiosocial, or applied perspective. Dr. Sophie Hodgetts is an Assistant Professor at Durham University, where they joined in September 2022. Previously, they were a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Sunderland, where they also led the BSc Clinical Psychology programme. They have held research roles at Newcastle University in the Institute of Neuroscience and the Academic Psychiatry Department. Dr. Hodgetts completed their PhD at Durham University in 2016 and have an ongoing research interest in the neuromodulatory effects of sex hormones, particularly estrogen and progesterone. Their work explores how these hormones influence functional brain organisation, cognition, and behavior, adopting a psychobiosocial approach to understanding sex/gender differences. Their research has a strong clinical focus, particularly in the context of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and other hormone-related mood disorders. They are actively developing research projects in collaboration with the International Association for Premenstrual Disorders to further understand the cognitive and neurological impacts of PMDD. Dr. Hodgetts is also committed to advancing research on autism, particularly in thelived experiences of autistic women, autistic trans and nonbinary people, and the impact of masking. They have worked on qualitative and quantitative studies in neurodiversity, and are interested in intersectional studies of neurodiversity and sex/gender.
Research Interests	Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Biopsychosocial study of sex/gender differences Hemispheric asymmetries and interhemispheric interaction Neuromodulatory properties of sex hormones Sex/gender sensitive psychiatry

Biography

** Dr Sophie Hodgetts is interested in supervising PhD candidates who want to explore PMDD from a cognitive, neuroscientific, psychobiosocial, or applied perspective. **

Dr. Sophie Hodgetts is an Assistant Professor at Durham University, where they joined in September 2022. Previously, they were a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Sunderland, where they also led the BSc Clinical Psychology programme. They have held research roles at Newcastle University in the Institute of Neuroscience and the Academic Psychiatry Department.

Dr. Hodgetts completed their PhD at Durham University in 2016 and have an ongoing research interest in the neuromodulatory effects of sex hormones, particularly estrogen and progesterone. Their work explores how these hormones influence functional brain organisation, cognition, and behavior, adopting a psychobiosocial approach to understanding sex/gender differences.

Their research has a strong clinical focus, particularly in the context of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and other hormone-related mood disorders. They are actively developing research projects in collaboration with the International Association for Premenstrual Disorders to further understand the cognitive and neurological impacts of PMDD.

Dr. Hodgetts is also committed to advancing research on autism, particularly in thelived experiences of autistic women, autistic trans and nonbinary people, and the impact of masking. They have worked on qualitative and quantitative studies in neurodiversity, and are interested in intersectional studies of neurodiversity and sex/gender.

Research Interests

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Biopsychosocial study of sex/gender differences
Hemispheric asymmetries and interhemispheric interaction
Neuromodulatory properties of sex hormones
Sex/gender sensitive psychiatry