Sophie Hodgetts
@drshodgetts.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ Durham University | They/them | Interested in sex, gender, hormones, PMDD, and neurodiversity | Views are my own.
Fan of cats, vampires, horror, video games, and music.
Staff page: https://www.dur.ac.uk/staff/sophie-hodgetts/
Fan of cats, vampires, horror, video games, and music.
Staff page: https://www.dur.ac.uk/staff/sophie-hodgetts/
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‘From their screaming I found feeling and meaning’
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#InternationalMensDay
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#InternationalMensDay
‘From their screaming I found feeling and meaning’ | BPS
Kate Quinn (clinical psychologist), Andy Kerrigan (social care worker) and Jess Ing (counselling psychologist) on merch, memes and metalcore as tools for community engagement in men’s mental health; b...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
‘From their screaming I found feeling and meaning’
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#InternationalMensDay
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#InternationalMensDay
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Gender ideology. What is MAGA afraid of?
theconversation.com/gender-is-no...
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Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves
From book bans and firing teachers to taking over university administrations altogether, right-wing politicians and activists worldwide have been keen on rooting out gender from schools. Why is that?
theconversation.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Gender ideology. What is MAGA afraid of?
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theconversation.com/gender-is-no...
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🚨 New publication alert‼️🔔
Check out my new commentary "The Spectrum of Sex and Gender" answering "How many sexes are there? How many genders are there?" at doi.org/10.1007/s105...
This open access commentary delves into some critical current issues, for more info see below or read via the link :)
Check out my new commentary "The Spectrum of Sex and Gender" answering "How many sexes are there? How many genders are there?" at doi.org/10.1007/s105...
This open access commentary delves into some critical current issues, for more info see below or read via the link :)
The Spectrum of Sex and Gender - Archives of Sexual Behavior
Archives of Sexual Behavior -
doi.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
🚨 New publication alert‼️🔔
Check out my new commentary "The Spectrum of Sex and Gender" answering "How many sexes are there? How many genders are there?" at doi.org/10.1007/s105...
This open access commentary delves into some critical current issues, for more info see below or read via the link :)
Check out my new commentary "The Spectrum of Sex and Gender" answering "How many sexes are there? How many genders are there?" at doi.org/10.1007/s105...
This open access commentary delves into some critical current issues, for more info see below or read via the link :)
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The rough sex defence: A new manifestation of misogyny.
Derek Perkins and Rachel Kelly on the law and limited research around this form of gender-based violence.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Derek Perkins and Rachel Kelly on the law and limited research around this form of gender-based violence.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
The rough sex defence: A new manifestation of misogyny | BPS
Derek Perkins and Rachel Kelly on the law and limited research around this form of gender-based violence.
www.bps.org.uk
October 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The rough sex defence: A new manifestation of misogyny.
Derek Perkins and Rachel Kelly on the law and limited research around this form of gender-based violence.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Derek Perkins and Rachel Kelly on the law and limited research around this form of gender-based violence.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Want to do a PhD in Psychology at Durham? I'm looking to supervise candidates interested in researching #PMDD and/or #neurodivergence - drop me a message to chat or discuss ideas!
We’re delighted to launch the NINE DTP 26-27 PhD Studentship competition. Please see the NINE website for full details - ninedtp.ac.uk/the-applicat... #NINEDTP #PhD #ESRC
October 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Want to do a PhD in Psychology at Durham? I'm looking to supervise candidates interested in researching #PMDD and/or #neurodivergence - drop me a message to chat or discuss ideas!
Next week! Dr Helena Tucker and I will be delivering a 3 hour training session on PMDD for @cosrtlearn.bsky.social.
We will be discussing how PMDD affects couples, and practical suggestions for supporting clients.
Info and tickets here:
www.cosrtlearn.org.uk/product/16-o...
We will be discussing how PMDD affects couples, and practical suggestions for supporting clients.
Info and tickets here:
www.cosrtlearn.org.uk/product/16-o...
16 Oct 25: Partnership and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD): Strategies for Support and Understanding | COSRTlearn
This session will provide delegates with a better understanding of PMDD and its effect on relationships and practical suggestions for therapists supporting couples where PMDD is present.
www.cosrtlearn.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Next week! Dr Helena Tucker and I will be delivering a 3 hour training session on PMDD for @cosrtlearn.bsky.social.
We will be discussing how PMDD affects couples, and practical suggestions for supporting clients.
Info and tickets here:
www.cosrtlearn.org.uk/product/16-o...
We will be discussing how PMDD affects couples, and practical suggestions for supporting clients.
Info and tickets here:
www.cosrtlearn.org.uk/product/16-o...
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"With dismay we witness our university leadership making soulless choices that hollow out our institutions from within and erode the critical and self-reflective fabric of academia".
[from Guest et al., 'Against the Uncritical Adoption of "AI" Technologies in Academia']
[from Guest et al., 'Against the Uncritical Adoption of "AI" Technologies in Academia']
NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.
ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.
ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.
September 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"With dismay we witness our university leadership making soulless choices that hollow out our institutions from within and erode the critical and self-reflective fabric of academia".
[from Guest et al., 'Against the Uncritical Adoption of "AI" Technologies in Academia']
[from Guest et al., 'Against the Uncritical Adoption of "AI" Technologies in Academia']
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Starting now: @drmbothapsych.bsky.social 's public lecture on autism, dehumanisation and the problems in autism research. Very excited to listen to this after the first year of being colleagues @durham-university.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Starting now: @drmbothapsych.bsky.social 's public lecture on autism, dehumanisation and the problems in autism research. Very excited to listen to this after the first year of being colleagues @durham-university.bsky.social
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Happy #Bisibility Day to those who celebrate. 💙💜❤️
![The Bisexual Manifesto: We are tired [the rest is redacted].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qshfbihbl6jnwjs33ml2pjuf/bafkreigkozruksrvj2xv4m7zxnmsncasavw5m42dbb6ylnuu5uj2az4sce@jpeg)
September 23, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Happy #Bisibility Day to those who celebrate. 💙💜❤️
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me to my students: LLMs are like your worst ex. They will LIE to you with the most serene, most confident face
one of my students, quietly: I hate that guy so much
one of my students, quietly: I hate that guy so much
September 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
me to my students: LLMs are like your worst ex. They will LIE to you with the most serene, most confident face
one of my students, quietly: I hate that guy so much
one of my students, quietly: I hate that guy so much
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The EHRC guidance is unworkable for business.
Signatories include Ben & Jerry's, Lush, Lucy & Yak and hundreds of large and small businesses across the country
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Signatories include Ben & Jerry's, Lush, Lucy & Yak and hundreds of large and small businesses across the country
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Hundreds of firms warn new draft guidance on single sex spaces is ‘unworkable’
Exclusive: More than 650 organisations have urged Bridget Phillipson to ‘take immediate action to prevent these proposals from moving forward’
www.independent.co.uk
September 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The EHRC guidance is unworkable for business.
Signatories include Ben & Jerry's, Lush, Lucy & Yak and hundreds of large and small businesses across the country
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Signatories include Ben & Jerry's, Lush, Lucy & Yak and hundreds of large and small businesses across the country
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised!
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
Fees and Funding - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
@durhampsych.bsky.social current has 5 (FIVE!!) PhD studentships being advertised!
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
3 to work with me on children as agents of cultural evolution
2 to work with @drboothroyd.bsky.social on examining school-based body image interventions.
Please share and apply!
www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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Next week! Come and join us (well...me!) to chat all things sex and gender teaching in Psychology. Registration is FREE!
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a89d52...
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a89d52...
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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September 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Next week! Come and join us (well...me!) to chat all things sex and gender teaching in Psychology. Registration is FREE!
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a89d52...
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a89d52...
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
Next week! Come and join us (well...me!) to chat all things sex and gender teaching in Psychology. Registration is FREE!
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a89d52...
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a89d52...
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
events.teams.microsoft.com
September 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Next week! Come and join us (well...me!) to chat all things sex and gender teaching in Psychology. Registration is FREE!
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a89d52...
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a89d52...
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
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A PhD-level expert isn’t someone who can answer any question off the top of their head. A PhD-level expert is someone who will stare at some piece of information, say, “that doesn’t seem right,” and then spend enormous amounts of time obsessively hunting down every piece of information they can…
August 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
A PhD-level expert isn’t someone who can answer any question off the top of their head. A PhD-level expert is someone who will stare at some piece of information, say, “that doesn’t seem right,” and then spend enormous amounts of time obsessively hunting down every piece of information they can…
Last push for responses to the below survey! The form will close at the end of the day.
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
🧠 Calling UK Psychology educators!
I'm developing a webinar on how we teach sex and gender in UG Psychology programmes — and I’d love your input.
The goal? To share current approaches, inclusive strategies, and tackle challenges
📋 Got 5 mins? Fill out this short survey:
forms.office.com/e/3AHkbEaNJG
I'm developing a webinar on how we teach sex and gender in UG Psychology programmes — and I’d love your input.
The goal? To share current approaches, inclusive strategies, and tackle challenges
📋 Got 5 mins? Fill out this short survey:
forms.office.com/e/3AHkbEaNJG
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August 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Last push for responses to the below survey! The form will close at the end of the day.
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
#HigherEd
#Psychology
#TeachingPsychology
#SexAndGender
#InclusiveTeaching
#UKAcademia
#Pedagogy
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🧠 Calling UK Psychology educators!
I'm developing a webinar on how we teach sex and gender in UG Psychology programmes — and I’d love your input.
The goal? To share current approaches, inclusive strategies, and tackle challenges
📋 Got 5 mins? Fill out this short survey:
forms.office.com/e/3AHkbEaNJG
I'm developing a webinar on how we teach sex and gender in UG Psychology programmes — and I’d love your input.
The goal? To share current approaches, inclusive strategies, and tackle challenges
📋 Got 5 mins? Fill out this short survey:
forms.office.com/e/3AHkbEaNJG
Microsoft Forms
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August 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🧠 Calling UK Psychology educators!
I'm developing a webinar on how we teach sex and gender in UG Psychology programmes — and I’d love your input.
The goal? To share current approaches, inclusive strategies, and tackle challenges
📋 Got 5 mins? Fill out this short survey:
forms.office.com/e/3AHkbEaNJG
I'm developing a webinar on how we teach sex and gender in UG Psychology programmes — and I’d love your input.
The goal? To share current approaches, inclusive strategies, and tackle challenges
📋 Got 5 mins? Fill out this short survey:
forms.office.com/e/3AHkbEaNJG
🧠 Calling UK Psychology educators!
I'm developing a webinar on how we teach sex and gender in UG Psychology programmes — and I’d love your input.
The goal? To share current approaches, inclusive strategies, and tackle challenges
📋 Got 5 mins? Fill out this short survey:
forms.office.com/e/3AHkbEaNJG
I'm developing a webinar on how we teach sex and gender in UG Psychology programmes — and I’d love your input.
The goal? To share current approaches, inclusive strategies, and tackle challenges
📋 Got 5 mins? Fill out this short survey:
forms.office.com/e/3AHkbEaNJG
Microsoft Forms
forms.office.com
August 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🧠 Calling UK Psychology educators!
I'm developing a webinar on how we teach sex and gender in UG Psychology programmes — and I’d love your input.
The goal? To share current approaches, inclusive strategies, and tackle challenges
📋 Got 5 mins? Fill out this short survey:
forms.office.com/e/3AHkbEaNJG
I'm developing a webinar on how we teach sex and gender in UG Psychology programmes — and I’d love your input.
The goal? To share current approaches, inclusive strategies, and tackle challenges
📋 Got 5 mins? Fill out this short survey:
forms.office.com/e/3AHkbEaNJG
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TW: harm to children.
My research into the effects of the UK government puberty-blocker ban has finally been published after peer-review.
It details the severe harm being caused to young trans people & children by the Starmer government's puberty-blocker ban.
Unlike Cass it is peer reviewed...
My research into the effects of the UK government puberty-blocker ban has finally been published after peer-review.
It details the severe harm being caused to young trans people & children by the Starmer government's puberty-blocker ban.
Unlike Cass it is peer reviewed...
Harming children: the effects of the UK puberty blocker ban
This paper presents an analysis of data from trans children and young people and their parents following the imposition of a UK-wide ban on puberty blockers for this group. The consequences of this...
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June 18, 2025 at 10:29 AM
TW: harm to children.
My research into the effects of the UK government puberty-blocker ban has finally been published after peer-review.
It details the severe harm being caused to young trans people & children by the Starmer government's puberty-blocker ban.
Unlike Cass it is peer reviewed...
My research into the effects of the UK government puberty-blocker ban has finally been published after peer-review.
It details the severe harm being caused to young trans people & children by the Starmer government's puberty-blocker ban.
Unlike Cass it is peer reviewed...
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DuBois, Trujillo, & McCarthy released ed. vol on sex/gender entanglement across fields including developmental biology, neuroscience, health equity, transgender health, cancer research, & more. Looks to be some rigorous interdisciplinary work on sex/gender to date. Fully downloadable.
Sex and Gender
This open access book provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the study of sex and gender and suggests directions for future research in this field.
link.springer.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
DuBois, Trujillo, & McCarthy released ed. vol on sex/gender entanglement across fields including developmental biology, neuroscience, health equity, transgender health, cancer research, & more. Looks to be some rigorous interdisciplinary work on sex/gender to date. Fully downloadable.
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A common claim in #EvoPsych is that the persistence of psychological sex differences in gender-egalitarian* countries shows that the differences are innate. I've argued that ignores the highly-gender-unequal media environment. Now @larawood.bsky.social has proved me right!
#EHBEA
#HBES
#EHBEA
#HBES
Children’s animated films inaccurately and consistently portray predators as male and prey as female. Young children learn and maintain these gender stereotypes into adulthood.
See thread by @larawood.bsky.social or read the whole paper
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
See thread by @larawood.bsky.social or read the whole paper
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Mr Predator and Mrs Prey: Gender Stereotypes in Children's Films Correlate With Explicit and Implicit Gender Stereotyping
Children acquire gender stereotypes at a young age and these subsequently influence cognition and behavior. Stereotypes may be learned through a child's direct observation of gender differences as we...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:45 AM
A common claim in #EvoPsych is that the persistence of psychological sex differences in gender-egalitarian* countries shows that the differences are innate. I've argued that ignores the highly-gender-unequal media environment. Now @larawood.bsky.social has proved me right!
#EHBEA
#HBES
#EHBEA
#HBES
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🚨New publication... Children's films contain innacurate gender stereotypes and these corresespond to children's (and adult's) implicit and explicit gendered associations.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Read thread for more details...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Read thread for more details...
Mr Predator and Mrs Prey: Gender Stereotypes in Children's Films Correlate With Explicit and Implicit Gender Stereotyping
Children acquire gender stereotypes at a young age and these subsequently influence cognition and behavior. Stereotypes may be learned through a child's direct observation of gender differences as we....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
🚨New publication... Children's films contain innacurate gender stereotypes and these corresespond to children's (and adult's) implicit and explicit gendered associations.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Read thread for more details...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Read thread for more details...
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Unsure how to collect gender, sex and sexuality data following the UK Supreme Court ruling?
📝 New writing on how a biology-first approach to diversity data WILL NOT WORK and how we can defend inclusive approaches.
kevinguyan.com/2025/05/27/d...
📝 New writing on how a biology-first approach to diversity data WILL NOT WORK and how we can defend inclusive approaches.
kevinguyan.com/2025/05/27/d...
May 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Unsure how to collect gender, sex and sexuality data following the UK Supreme Court ruling?
📝 New writing on how a biology-first approach to diversity data WILL NOT WORK and how we can defend inclusive approaches.
kevinguyan.com/2025/05/27/d...
📝 New writing on how a biology-first approach to diversity data WILL NOT WORK and how we can defend inclusive approaches.
kevinguyan.com/2025/05/27/d...