Dr Gene Hodgins
Lecturer
Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Charles Sturt University, 1995
Doctor of Psychology (Clinical), The University of Melbourne, 2000
Gene Hodgins
Bio
Gene Hodgins worked in rural Community Health before moving to Victoria to complete his clinical psychology training at The University of Melbourne. After working for a time in metropolitan child and adolescent mental health, Gene worked for Melbourne University at the Centre for Rural Mental Health in Bendigo. Here his responsibilities included: coordinator and clinician for depression and anxiety clinic, rural mental health research, primary mental health care (incl. GP) education and training, clinical psychology intern supervision, and student teaching. Gene also worked part-time at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a clinical trial of Interpersonal Counselling for physical trauma patients, and then part-time as a Senior Lecturer at Monash University coordinating and teaching the Psychological Medicine rural rotation for medical students. Currently Gene works as lecturer in psychology in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Charles Sturt University.
Teaching
- Psychology for Health and Human Services
- Psychological Testing
- Psychopathology
- Psychology of Personality
- Psychology of Stress and Trauma
- Health Psychology
- Ethics and Current Issues in Psychology
- Adult Mental Health
- Advanced Clinical Psychology
Research
- Aetiology, assessment and treatment of anxiety and mood disorders (esp. PTSD and OCD)
- Rural health and mental health
- Primary Care Mental Health (incl. practitioner training)
- Posttrauma reactions in emergency service personnel
- Psychology teaching and training
- Clinical psychology
Research grants
Thompson, T., Boxall, D., Hodgins, G. & Patrick, K. Key lessons from psychology: Promoting psychological well-being in everyday life CSU Faculty of Arts Research Development Grant, $10,000, 2006.
Wang, L. & Hodgins, G. Prevalence and severity of depression in patients with chronic heart failure. CSU Competitive Grant, $18,600, 2006.
Hodgins, G. Posttrauma reactions in police officers. Faculty of Arts Research Publication Grant, $3,000, 2006
Judd, F. & Hodgins, G. Depression and anxiety management by isolated multidisciplinary team rural mental health workers. Commonwealth Government, Dept of Health and Aged Care, Office of Rural Health, Rural Health Support, Education & Training (RHSET) Program, $65,000, 2000
Recent publications
Membership of professional associations and groups
- Registered Psychologist, NSW Psychologists Registration Board
- Australian Psychological Society (APS)
- APS College of Clinical Psychologists
