Rate My Professor Sara Hodges

Selected publications include "Exploring actual and presumed links between accurately inferring others’ minds and prosocial outcomes" (Hodges, Kezer, Hall, & Vorauer, 2024, Journal of Intelligence), "Motivation and empathic accuracy during conflict interactions in couples: It’s complicated!" (Berlamont et al., 2023, Motivation and Emotion), "When polarization triggers out-group 'counter-projection' across the political divide" (Denning & Hodges, 2022, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin), "Giving birth to empathy: The effects of similar experience on empathic accuracy, empathic concern, and perceived empathy" (Hodges et al., 2010, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin), and the co-edited volume Other Minds: How Humans Bridge the Divide between Self and Others (Hodges & Malle, 2005, Guilford Press). Earlier highly cited papers are "Introspecting about reasons can reduce post-choice satisfaction" (Wilson et al., 1993, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin) and "Gender differences, motivation, and empathic accuracy: When it pays to understand" (Klein & Hodges, 2001, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin). Dr. Hodges teaches Psy 202 Mind & Society and Psy 410 Peer Lab Training. She is a recipient of the University of Oregon Herman Award for distinguished teaching and Williams Fellowship, attends annual Psych One conferences, participates in the Science Literacy Program’s journal club, and conducts peer teaching evaluations.