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Biography
Professor Deborah Hodgson is the Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at The University of Newcastle, Australia. She is a Neuroimmunologist and Director of The Laboratory of Neuroimmunology. The research focus of her laboratory is the role of early life events in the programming of development. Over the past 15 years her laboratory has been addressing the impact of maternal and neonatal factors on fetal development and subsequent susceptibility to pathology in later life. Using a variety of animal models Professor Hodgson’s laboratory has demonstrated that perinatal factors drive the ontogeny of the neuroendocrine and immune systems, altering physiological processes, that then contribute to a predisposition toward pathology in later life.
Qualifications
- PhD, Macquarie University, 30/06/1993
- Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Macquarie University
- Bachelor of Arts (Psychology), Macquarie University
- Registered Psychologist, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, 30/06/1993
Research
Research keywords
- fetal physiology
- neuoimmunology
- psychobiology
Research expertise
Role of early life events in neuroendocrine and immune development,
Characterisation of communication pathways between the brain and the immune system.
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 170100 | Psychology | 50 |
| 110999 | Neurosciences Not Elsewhere Classified | 35 |
| 110499 | Complementary And Alternative Medicine Not Elsewhere Classified | 15 |
Collaboration
Professor Hodgson is involved in international and national collaborations. At an international level, she is investigating the imapct of earlylife events on disease susceptibility with Professor. Chris Coe (University of Wisconsin), Professor Gayle Page (John Hopkins University, USA) Professor Yehuda Shavit (Hebrew University Israel), and Dr Mark Vickers (Liggins institute, NZ). At a national level Professor Hodgson is investigating the predisposition towards psychiatric disorders following prenatal stress in collaboration with Professor Pat Mitchie (University of Newcastle) and Dr Katerina Zavitsano (ANSTO), and programming of fertility with Associate Professor Stephen Kent (La Trobe University), Professor Vicki Clifton (Univ of Adelaide) and Drs Charles Allen (Sydney University) and Kate Loveland (Monash University).
Administrative
Administrative expertise
School executive committee,
School Post graduate committee
Faculty executive committee
faculty research and research training committee
Equity committee
Assistant dean research training.
Porgram director of Women at University of Newcastle
University ethics committee
University OSPRO committee
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- health psychology
- neuroimmunology
- neuroscience
- psychobiology
Teaching expertise
Undergraduate teaching expertise in neuroscience, psychobiology and
neuroimmunology, general anatomy and pysiology, physiology of emotions
and motivation
Postgraduate teaching expertise in health psychology, fetal physiology and
fetal programming
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- Indicates that the researcher may be seeking students for this project.The effects of maternal infection on glutamate-related behavioural, electrophysiological and neuropathological measures relevant to schizophrenia$523,417
FT13 Future Fellowship External & DE13 Applicant Support - FSIT$21,000
Novel approach for assessing stress and anxiety in rodents$73,080
The effects of maternal infection on NMDA-related electrophysiological, behavioural and biochemical measures relevant to schizophrenia$25,000
The effects of maternal viral infection on electrophysiological and biochemical measures of NMDA receptor functioning in adult offspring$70,000
Support for BHS Animal Facility$10,000
The Ontogeny of Pain Behaviour: A Novel Neuroimmune Pathway.$150,000
Working memory deficits and mismatch negativity changes induced by early life infection: 'Two-hit' model of schizophrenia$43,800
The role of early life infection in the predisposition to anxiety in adulthood$20,000
Writing for Success $15,000
Laboratory of Neuroimmunology MHIRT Program$4,792
CEF Admin Relief - Hodgson and Karayanidis$99,962
The Development of Pain Behaviour: A Novel Neuroimmune Pathway$18,733
Research Career development program in the 'fetal origins of disease'$7,876
International Congress on Psychoneuroimmunology$2,500
Maternal probiotic treatment protects against colonic and immune dysfunctions induced by neonatal stress$10,664
International Congress for psychoneuroimmunology research, Arachon France, 30/5/2007 - 2/6/2007$1,700
Perinatal programming of human anxiety disorders$16,000
International Congress on Psychneuroimmunology 31st May - 4th June$1,500
Perinatal programming of the neuroendocrine and immune system: Implications for long term health outcomes$6,029
The effect of maternal infection on predisposition towards asthma in adulthood$6,029
International Congress of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 16-20 November 2005$2,400
Perinatal neuroendocrine programming of adult immunocompetence$12,000
The effect of maternal inflammation on fetal development, placental function and neonatal immune competence: An animal model of asthma during pregnancy$10,000
Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society International Conference, 26-29 May 2004, Germany$2,500
The effect of prenatal exposure to bacteria on placental 11?-HSD activity in the guinea pig: a potential mechanism for altered stress sensitivity in adulthood$11,500
Neonatal Neuroendocrine Programming of Adult Susceptibility to Cancer$10,000
Visit of A/prof Y Shavit, 16 March 2003 to 2 August 2003$6,500
1. Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society , 2. World Congress on Fetal Origins of disease, 1. Amelia Islands, USA, 4 - 8 June 2. Brighton, UK, 8-11 June, 200$2,500
Immunoregulatory role of the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide$50,000
The Immunoregulatory Role of the Endogenous Cannabinoid Anandamide$50,000
Effects of early life exposure to bacteria on resistance to respiratory infection in adulthood$10,000
Psychoneuriommunology Research Society International Conference Wisconsin, USA, May 7 - 11, 2002$2,500
Early-Life Exposure to Bacterial Stimul and Neonatal Stress: Impact on Tumor Immunity.$12,000
Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society International Conference, Netherlands 16-20 May 2001$2,500
MODULATION OF TUMOR COLONIZATION BY BRAIN CYTOKINES$14,500
Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society International Conference, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.$2,085
Neuroimmune mediation of HIV-related neoplasms$11,000
Society for Neurosciences Annual Conference, USA 7-12 November 1998$1,295
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 39 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $1,340,362 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2012 (2 grants)
The effects of maternal infection on glutamate-related behavioural, electrophysiological and neuropathological measures relevant to schizophrenia$523,417
Funding Body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus Professor Patricia Michie, Professor Deborah Hodgson, Dr Katerina Zavitsanou, Professor Ulli Schall, Doctor Juanita Todd | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $523,417 | 2012 | 2014 |
| GNo:G1100256 | ||
FT13 Future Fellowship External & DE13 Applicant Support - FSIT$21,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Special Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $21,000 | 2012 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1201052 | ||
2011 (2 grants)
Novel approach for assessing stress and anxiety in rodents$73,080
Funding Body: National Heart Foundation of Australia
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor Eugene Nalivaiko, Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Postgraduate Research Scholarship | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $73,080 | 2011 | 2013 |
| GNo:G1000866 | ||
The effects of maternal infection on NMDA-related electrophysiological, behavioural and biochemical measures relevant to schizophrenia$25,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Emeritus Professor Patricia Michie, Professor Deborah Hodgson, Professor Ulli Schall, Conjoint Associate Professor Mick Hunter | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $25,000 | 2011 | 2011 |
| GNo:G1001051 | ||
2010 (2 grants)
The effects of maternal viral infection on electrophysiological and biochemical measures of NMDA receptor functioning in adult offspring$70,000
Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Emeritus Professor Patricia Michie, Professor Ulli Schall, Dr Katerina Zavitsanou | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $70,000 | 2010 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1000885 | ||
Support for BHS Animal Facility$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Special Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000676 | ||
2009 (5 grants)
The Ontogeny of Pain Behaviour: A Novel Neuroimmune Pathway.$150,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Professor Kenneth Beagley, Professor Yehuda Shavit | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Discovery Projects | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $150,000 | 2009 | 2011 |
| GNo:G0188757 | ||
Working memory deficits and mismatch negativity changes induced by early life infection: 'Two-hit' model of schizophrenia$43,800
Funding Body: Schizophrenia Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Professor Ulli Schall, Emeritus Professor Patricia Michie | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $43,800 | 2009 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0190030 | ||
The role of early life infection in the predisposition to anxiety in adulthood$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Conjoint Associate Professor Mick Hunter, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Assoc. Prof Marie Dziaddek, Dr Jonathan Hirst | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $20,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0189814 | ||
Writing for Success $15,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Special Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $15,000 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190623 | ||
Laboratory of Neuroimmunology MHIRT Program$4,792
Funding Body: John Hopkins University Laboratory of Neuroimmunology
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training Program (MHIRT) | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $4,792 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190571 | ||
2008 (4 grants)
CEF Admin Relief - Hodgson and Karayanidis$99,962
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Conjoint Associate Professor Mick Hunter, Professor Deborah Hodgson, Associate Professor Frini Karayanidis | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Career Enhancement Fellowship for Academic Women | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $99,962 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189258 | ||
The Development of Pain Behaviour: A Novel Neuroimmune Pathway$18,733
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Near Miss Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $18,733 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188416 | ||
Research Career development program in the 'fetal origins of disease'$7,876
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Career Enhancement Fellowship for Academic Women | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $7,876 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188492 | ||
International Congress on Psychoneuroimmunology$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0188960 | ||
2007 (2 grants)
Maternal probiotic treatment protects against colonic and immune dysfunctions induced by neonatal stress$10,664
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Doctor Michelle Adams, Associate Professor Mark Lucock | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Pilot Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,664 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187857 | ||
International Congress for psychoneuroimmunology research, Arachon France, 30/5/2007 - 2/6/2007$1,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,700 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0187742 | ||
2006 (2 grants)
Perinatal programming of human anxiety disorders$16,000
Funding Body: Hunter Medical Research Institute
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $16,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186104 | ||
International Congress on Psychneuroimmunology 31st May - 4th June$1,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,500 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:G0186500 | ||
2005 (3 grants)
Perinatal programming of the neuroendocrine and immune system: Implications for long term health outcomes$6,029
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,029 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0184734 | ||
The effect of maternal infection on predisposition towards asthma in adulthood$6,029
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Professor Phil Hansbro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,029 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0184735 | ||
International Congress of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 16-20 November 2005$2,400
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,400 | 2005 | 2005 |
| GNo:G0185866 | ||
2004 (3 grants)
Perinatal neuroendocrine programming of adult immunocompetence$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0183353 | ||
The effect of maternal inflammation on fetal development, placental function and neonatal immune competence: An animal model of asthma during pregnancy$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton, Professor Phil Hansbro | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0183352 | ||
Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society International Conference, 26-29 May 2004, Germany$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2004 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0184110 | ||
2003 (4 grants)
The effect of prenatal exposure to bacteria on placental 11?-HSD activity in the guinea pig: a potential mechanism for altered stress sensitivity in adulthood$11,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Conjoint Associate Professor Vicki Clifton | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $11,500 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182318 | ||
Neonatal Neuroendocrine Programming of Adult Susceptibility to Cancer$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Professor Roger Smith | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182319 | ||
Visit of A/prof Y Shavit, 16 March 2003 to 2 August 2003$6,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Visitor Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,500 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0182745 | ||
1. Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society , 2. World Congress on Fetal Origins of disease, 1. Amelia Islands, USA, 4 - 8 June 2. Brighton, UK, 8-11 June, 200$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2003 | 2003 |
| GNo:G0183046 | ||
2002 (4 grants)
Immunoregulatory role of the endogenous cannabinoid anandamide$50,000
Funding Body: Australian Research Council
| Scheme | Role | |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Investigator | ||
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $50,000 | 2002 | 2003 |
| GNo:16246272 | ||
The Immunoregulatory Role of the Endogenous Cannabinoid Anandamide$50,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Doctor Tim Roberts, Conjoint Professor Kenneth Beagley | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Discovery Projects | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $50,000 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181079 | ||
Effects of early life exposure to bacteria on resistance to respiratory infection in adulthood$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson, Conjoint Professor Margaret Dunkley | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $10,000 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181265 | ||
Psychoneuriommunology Research Society International Conference Wisconsin, USA, May 7 - 11, 2002$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181830 | ||
2001 (2 grants)
Early-Life Exposure to Bacterial Stimul and Neonatal Stress: Impact on Tumor Immunity.$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $12,000 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0179910 | ||
Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society International Conference, Netherlands 16-20 May 2001$2,500
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,500 | 2001 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0180787 | ||
2000 (2 grants)
MODULATION OF TUMOR COLONIZATION BY BRAIN CYTOKINES$14,500
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Small Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $14,500 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0178808 | ||
Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society International Conference, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.$2,085
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $2,085 | 2000 | 2000 |
| GNo:G0180220 | ||
1999 (1 grants)
Neuroimmune mediation of HIV-related neoplasms$11,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| New Staff Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $11,000 | 1999 | 1999 |
| GNo:G0178423 | ||
1998 (1 grants)
Society for Neurosciences Annual Conference, USA 7-12 November 1998$1,295
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Deborah Hodgson | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,295 | 1998 | 1998 |
| GNo:G0179807 | ||
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Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 7 |
|---|---|
| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 4.2 |
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Anatomy) | Co-Supervisor | The Role of Orexin in Stress and Psychopathology |
| 2012 | 2016 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Principal Supervisor | The Inflammatory Phenotype: Its Potential Role in Fertility |
| 2012 | 2016 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Principal Supervisor | The Role of Early Versus Late Gestational Maternal Immune Activation in the Aetiology of Schizophrenia: A Focus on Cognitive Symptomology, the NMDA Receptor and Microglial Activation Using a Rodent Model |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Human Physiology) | Co-Supervisor | Novel Approach for Assessing Stress and Anxiety in Rodents |
| 2010 | 2014 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Sole Supervisor | Perinatal Programming - Integration of Brain, Behaviour and Immunity: Implications for Reproductive Fitness |
| 2009 | 2013 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Sole Supervisor | Pain Sensitivity Following Prenatal Exposure to Infectious Agents |
| 2008 | 2016 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Principal Supervisor | Childhood Stress and Altered Psychphysiological Reactivity in Chronic Pain |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Principal Supervisor | Does the Hypothalamus-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Play a Role in the Immune Response to Gastrointestinal Nematodes? |
| 2013 | PhD (Food Science) | Principal Supervisor | Maternal Probiotic Intervention as a Prophylaxis against the Impact of Neonatal Stress: Implications for Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
| 2011 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Principal Supervisor | Impact of Neonatal Infection on Adult Hippocampal Glucocorticoid and Mineralocorticoid Receptors and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Outcomes |
| 2011 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Sole Supervisor | The Early Microbial Environment and its Role in Determining Emotional Development in the Rat: Transgenerational Implications |
| 2008 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Sole Supervisor | Prenatal Programming of the Innate Immune Response and Pain Perception in an Animal Model of Gestational Infection |
| 2007 | M Psychology (Clinical) [R] | Sole Supervisor | The Mediatory Role of Postnatal Endotoxin Exposure on Later Development of Psychopathology: Physiological and Behavioural Correlates in a Rodent Model of PTSD |
| 2007 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Principal Supervisor | Early Life Determinants of the Effect of the Endogenous Cannabinoid System on Health Outcomes in Adulthood |
| 2006 | PhD (Psychology - Science) | Sole Supervisor | The Interaction Between Early-Life Developmental Plasticity and Exposure to Bacteria: An Investigation of the Immediate and Long-Term Consequences Associated With Neonatal Endotoxin Exposure in the Fischer-344 Rat |
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Professor Deborah Hodgson
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 6701 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 6980 |
| Deborah.Hodgson@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor Office - DVC (Research) Research Division |
| Focus Area | Psychology |
| Office | V221, Mathematics, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/deborah-hodgson |
