James J. Hodge, Ph.D.
Director, Susan Hirt Hagen CORE
Assistant Research Professor, Psychology
Faculty Affiliate, Social Science Research Institute (SSRI)
Faculty Affiliate, Prevention Research Center (PRC)
Dr. James Hodge is the Director of the Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach, Research, and Evaluation (CORE) and an Assistant Research Professor at Penn State Behrend. He is a proud Penn State Behrend graduate, where he earned his undergraduate degree in psychology, and he received his Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of Vermont. Dr. Hodge was appointed Director of CORE in March 2019, after previously serving as Interim Director and Director of Evaluation.
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Susan Hirt Hagen CORE Faculty Affiliates
Melanie Hetzel-Riggin, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Psychology program, and Clinical Psychology M.A.
Wilson Brown, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Case Western Reserve University
Daniell DiFrancesca, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology, Psychology, Clinical Psychology M.A.
Michelle Cook, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Special Education, Elementary and Early Childhood Education