Tel: +44 (0)20 7911 5000 ext: 2146
Email: I.Hodges@wmin.ac.uk

General Information

Ian Hodges is Senior Lecturer in Psychology and teaches in the following areas; psychotherapy and counselling, critical psychology, qualitative methods, psychology of sexuality, social psychology. He is module leader for the following courses: Psychology of Counselling (BSc), Critical Psychology (BSc), Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology (MSc) and Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology (MSc). He is Subject Leader for the new MSc Psychology conversion course (from 2012) and the Psychology Combined Studies programme. He is also Admissions Tutor for the MSc in Research Methods for Psychological Practice.

Background

Ian studied Psychology and Sociology at the University of Reading and undertook his PhD research at Goldsmiths College, London, supervised by Prof. Nikolas Rose. His thesis (1998) was entitled ‘A Problem aired: Exploring Radio Therapeutic Discourse and Ethical Self-formation.’ Ian has had a long standing interest in psychotherapy and counselling, especially in relation to the lack of clients’ and patients’ voices in research and the use of constructionist and narrative approaches in psychotherapeutic practice. He has undertaken training in Group Analysis, Psychoanalysis and is currently training in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling. Ian has been a member of the BPS Standing Committee for the Promotion of Equal Opportunities and Treasurer for the BPS Psychology of Sexualities Section. 

Research Interests

Psychotherapy: using existential and psychoanalytic approaches with sexual minority and other clients, existential approaches to anxiety and depression.
Critical Psychology: psychotherapeutic discourse, poststructuralist, constructionist and narrative approaches to counselling and psychotherapy, identity and self-formation.
Psychology of Sexuality: Social psychological aspects of homophobia and heteronormativity, sexual prejudice, minority sexual identity, social psychological aspects of HIV/AIDS.
Qualitative Methods: esp. discourse analysis, epistemological issues.
I am primarily interested in engaging critical and post-foundationalist social theory with more traditional psychological problems/frameworks especially in relation to psychotherapy and counselling practice. Theoretically I have a particular interest in poststructuralism, especially the work of Michel Foucault, methodologically I am interested in qualitative approaches to psychological inquiry and related epistemological debates/issues.

Research Activities

Previous projects have utilised contemporary social psychological approaches to the analysis of counselling and psychotherapeutic talk. Drawing upon discourse and conversation analysis, I employed a methodological framework informed by poststructuralist theory (esp. the work of Michel Foucault) to map some of the power relations which operate through psychotherapeutic discourse.

My current projects include developing ways to challenge heteronormativity in psychoanalytic theory and practice, especially as this relates to working with sexual minority clients, and qualitative studies of gay men’s and other minority student experiences of Psychology in Higher Education WiDER (with Carol Pearson and Sanjay Jobanputra). 

Selected Publications

Hodges, I. & Jobanputra, S. (in press) Mapping Exclusion in Undergraduate Psychology: Towards a Common Architecture of the Minority Student Experience. In Y. Taylor (Ed.) Educational Diversity. Palgrave Macmillan.

Hodges, I. (2011) Queering Psychoanalysis: Power, Self and Identity in Psychoanalytic Therapy with Sexual Minority Clients. Psychology and Sexuality. Vol. 2 (1) 29-44

Hodges, I. (2010) Queerying Freud:  On Using Psychoanalysis with Sexual Minority Clients in L. Moon (Ed.) Counselling Ideologies: Queer Challenges to Heteronormativity.  Ashgate Publishing.

Hodges, I (2009) Towards More Inclusive University Teaching and Learning Practices for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychology Students.  Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review. Vol. 10 (1).

Hodges, I. & Pearson, C. (2008). Silent Minority: Exploring British Gay Men's Experience of the Nature and Content of Psychology as a Discipline, Hellenic Journal of Psychology, 5(1), 33-57

Hodges, I. (2007). Queer Dilemmas: The Problem of Power in Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Practice. In L. Moon (Ed.), Feeling Queer or Queer Feelings? Counselling Sexual Cultures and Identities, Brunner Routledge

Burman, E., Georgaca, E, Gordo-Lopez, A., Hodges, I. McLaughlin, T., and Parker, I. (2006) Theorising Critical Psychology in Psychiatric Practice: Six Voices Interrupting Pathology. Social Practice / Psychological Theorizing. Vol 1, 1.

Hodges, I. (2004) Homophobia, Disgust and the Body: Towards a Psycho-Social Perspective. Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review. Vol. 5 (2

Hodges, I. & Rodohan, E. (2004) Living with Homophobia: Exploring Accounts of Communication and Disclosure from London Gay Men Diagnosed with HIV. Lesbian and Gay Psychology Review. Vol. 5 (2)

Hodges, I. (2003) Assembling the Soul: Self and Media Consumption in Alternative Spirituality. International Journal of Critical Psychology Issue 8.

Hodges I. (2003) Broadcasting the Audience: Radio Therapeutic Discourse and its Implied Listeners. International Journal of Critical Psychology Issue 7.

Hodges, I. (2002) Moving Beyond Words: Therapeutic Discourse and Ethical Problematisation. Discourse Studies. Vol 4 (4).

Hodges, I. (2001) A Problem Aired: Radio Therapeutic Discourse and Modes of Subjection in J. Morss, N. Stephenson, H. Van Rappard (Eds). Theoretical Issues in Psychology MA: Kluwer

Hodges, I. (1999) Radio Therapeutic Discourse and the Process of Problematisation. Supplement to Annual Review of Critical Psychology.

Hodges, I. (1995). Changing Your Mind: Therapeutic Discourse and Foucault's Ethics. in Lubek, I., van Hezewijk, R., Pheterson, G. & Tolman, C. (eds). Trends and Issues in Theoretical Psychology. New York: Springer.

Book reviews and Articles

Hodges, I. & McManus, J. (2006) Psychology at the Crossroads:  Challenging Homophobia and Sexual Prejudice. The Psychologist, Vol. 19 (1), p23-25.

http://www.thepsychologist.org.uk/archive/archive_home.cfm?volumeID=19&editionID=131&ArticleID=974

Hodges, I (2002) Review of E. A. Wilson, Neural Geographies: Feminism and the Microstructure of Cognition. International Journal of Critical Psychology. Issue 5

Conference Presentations

Hodges, I & Pearson, C. (2011) Out in Psychology: Exploring Gay and Bisexual Men’s Accounts of their Educational Experiences in Psychology. Paper presented at the 12th European Congress of Psychology, Istanbul, July 2011

Braisby, N. & Hodges, I. Categorization of Sexual Orientation: a Test of Essentialism. (2009) Presented at the Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society, Amsterdam, July.

Hodges, I. (2008). Queer Dilemmas: Power, Self & Identity in Therapeutic Practice with LGBT Clients. Subjectivity. International Conference, Cardiff, Wales, June

Hodges, I (2007) Accounting for HIV: An Exploratory Q-Methodological Study of HIV and Risk. Paper presented at the Conference of the International Society for Critical Health Psychology, Boston, US, July.

Hodges, I. & Pearson, C. (2006) Psychology at the Crossroads: Gay and Bi Men's Accounts of Learning and Teaching in U.K. Psychology Departments. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Conference on Teaching & Learning, Galway, Ireland.

Smith, S., Jesson, A., Hodges, I., Jobanputra, S. & Pearson, C. (2006) Mapping Exclusion in Undergraduate Psychology: Towards a Common Architecture of the Minority Student Experience. Paper presented at the 4th Annual Conference on Teaching & Learning, Galway, Ireland.

Hodges, I. & Rodohan, E. (2005) The Social Construction of Risk and Responsibility: Exploring Safer-Sex Issues with Gay Men Diagnosed with HIV. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the BPS Clinical Psychology Division HIV Special Interest Group, London, UK.

Hodges, I. & Pearson, C. (2005) Out From The Margins: Exploring Gay Men's Accounts of Learning and Teaching in U.K. Psychology Departments. Paper presented at the BPS Annual Conference, Manchester, UK.

Hodges, I. & Pearson, C. (2004) Exploring Gay Men's Experience of Undergraduate Psychology. Paper Presented at the Quality of Life and Psychology Conference, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Hegarty, P. & Hodges, I. (2003) Psychology after Foucault? Psychologists' Resistance to Foucauldian Critiques. Paper presented at the 'Sexuality after Foucault' Conference, Leeds, UK

Hodges, I (2003) Theorising Homophobia: Towards a Psycho-Social Perspective. Paper presented at the International Conference of Critical Psychology, Bath, UK.

Braisby, N. & Hodges, I. (2003) Content and Discontent: Border Disputes in Cognitive and Discursive Psychologies. Presented at the conference of the International Society of Theoretical Psychology. Istanbul, Turkey.

Hodges, I (2003) The Value of Facticity in Lesbian and Gay Psychology. Paper presented at the conference of the International Society of Theoretical Psychology. Istanbul, Turkey.

Hodges, I. (2003) Homophobia, Shame and the Body. Paper presented at the conference of the International Society of Theoretical Psychology. Istanbul, Turkey.

Hodges. I & Pearson, C. (2003) Silent Minority: Exploring Gay Men's Experience of the Nature and Content of Pychology as a Discipline. Paper presented at the BPS Annual Conference, Bournemouth, UK.

Hodges, I. (2002) Power, Self and Ethics in Psychological and Other Discourse Paper presented at the Crossroads in Cultural Studies Conference, Tampere, Finland.

Hodges, I. & Pearson, C. (2002) Time for Change: Exploring Gay Men's Experience of the Nature and Content of Psychology as a Discipline. Paper presented at the ICOPE 2002 conference, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Hodges, I (2001) Deconstructing Homophobia: A Q-Methodological Study. Paper presented at the BPS Centenary conference, Glasgow, UK.

Hodges, I. (2001) Understanding Homophobia: Implications for Research and Practice. Paper presented at the King's Fund conference: Homophobic Violence, Crime and Health: Linking Research and Practice, London, UK.

Hodges, I (2001) Searching for the 'Gay' Gene: Problems of Causality and Moral Order paper presented at the Mind Challenges Genes Conference Berlin, Germany.

Hodges, I (2000) Exploring Turkish and British Understandings of Sexuality: A Q-Methodological study. Paper presented to National Congress of Psychology, Izmir, Turkey.

Hodges, I (2000) Problem Talk: Analysing Therapeutic Discourse and the Construction of Moral Location. Paper presented to the BPS Social Psychology Annual Conference, Nottingham, UK.

Hodges, I (1999) Counselling Discourse and the Process of Problematisation Paper presented at the Action Research and Critical Psychology conference, Manchester, UK.

Hodges, I (1999) A Problem Aired: Radio Therapeutic Discourse and Ethical Self-Formation. Paper presented at the Conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology, Sydney, Australia.

Hodges, I (1999) Constructing the Listener: Radio Therapeutic Discourse and the Implied Audience. Paper presented at the Millennium International Conference in Critical Psychology, Sydney, Australia.

Lectures

Hodges, I. & Rodohan. E. (2005) Making Sense of HIV: The Social Construction of 'Barebacking'. Lecture given at the annual conference of the clinical Psychology HIV Special Interest Group, London, UK

Hodges, I. & Rodohan, E. (2003) Explaining Risk and Responsibility Among London-Based Gay Men Diagnosed with HIV: A Qualitative Approach. Paper presented at Mortimer Market Clinic, London, UK.

Hodges, I. & Rodohan, E. (2002) Constructing Risk and Responsibility: Exploring the Perspectives of London-Based Gay Men Diagnosed with HIV. Paper presented at Dept. of Human Sciences, University of Brunel, UK.

Hodges, I. (2002) Analysing Power in Psychotherapy. Lecture given to Dept. of Psychology, University of Luton.