Dr Suzanne Hodge

Senior Lecturers in Clinical Psychology, Lecturer

Research Interests

I am a qualitative social scientist and health researcher. My research interests lie mainly in mental health, with a particular interest in democratic therapeutic communities and other psychosocial interventions which place an emphasis on relational and communicative processes.

Selected Publications

Switching roles: a qualitative study of staff experiences of being dialectical behaviour therapists within the National Health Service in England
Hutton, R., Hodge, S.M., Tighe, M.G. 25/08/2017 In: The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. 10, e6, 14 p.
Journal article

Understanding experiences of the self-harm of others: A qualitative exploration of the views of young people with complex mental health needs
Smith-Gowling, C., Knowles, S., Hodge, S.M. 1/10/2018 In: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 23, 4, p. 528-541. 14 p.
Journal article

Resilience and vision impairment in older people
Thetford, C., Bennet, K., Hodge, S., Knox, P., Robinson, J. 12/2015 In: Journal of Aging Studies. 35, p. 37-48. 12 p.
Journal article

A qualitative study exploring the effects of attending a community pain service choir on wellbeing in people who experience chronic pain
Hopper, M., Curtis, S., Hodge, S.M., Simm, R.J. 08/2016 In: British Journal of Pain. 10, 3, p. 124-134. 11 p.
Journal article

Service user experiences of mentalisation-based treatment for borderline personality disorder
O Lonargain, D., Hodge, S.M., Line, R. 28/02/2017 In: Mental Health Review Journal. 22, 1, p. 16-27. 12 p.
Journal article

Life Stories of International Romanian Adoptees: A Narrative Study
Mckail, R., Hodge, S.M., Daiches, A., Misca, G. 12/2017 In: Adoption Quarterly. 20, 4, p. 309-328. 20 p.
Journal article

Loneliness, social isolation and sight loss: a literature review conducted for Thomas Pocklington Trust
Hodge, S., Eccles, F. 12/2013 Lancaster University.
Commissioned report

Exploring the role of an emotional support and counselling service for people with visual impairments
Hodge, S., Barr, W., Bowen, L., Leeven, M., Knox, P. 01/2013 In: British Journal of Visual Impairment. 31, 1, p. 5-19. 15 p.
Journal article

Living with age-related macular degeneration treatment: Patient experiences of being treated with ranibizumab (Lucentis) intravitreal injections
Thetford, C., Hodge, S., Harding, S., Taylor, S., Knox, P. 05/2013 In: British Journal of Visual Impairment. 31, 2, p. 89-101. 13 p.
Journal article

Evaluation of Emotional Support and Counselling within an Integrated Low Vision Service
Hodge, S., Barr, W., Knox, P. 09/2010 Health and Community Care Research Unit, University of Liverpool. 155 p.
Commissioned report

Qualitative findings from a mixed methods evaluation of once-weekly therapeutic community day services for people with personality disorder
Hodge, S., Barr, W., Göpfert, M., Hellin, K., Horne, A., Kirkcaldy, A. 2010 In: Journal of Mental Health. 19, 1, p. 43-51. 9 p.
Journal article

Quantitative findings from a mixed methods evaluation of once-weekly therapeutic community day services for people with personality disorder
Barr, W., Kirkcaldy, A., Horne, A., Hodge, S., Hellin, K., Göpfert, M. 2010 In: Journal of Mental Health. 19, 5, p. 412-421. 10 p.
Journal article

Therapeutic Communities
Hodge, S., Barr, W., Kirkcaldy, A. 01/2010 Openmind, 161, p. 12-13. 2 p.
Article

User involvement in the construction of a mental health charter: an exercise in communicative rationality?
Hodge, S.M. 2009 In: Health Expectations. 12, 3, p. 251-61. 11 p.
Journal article

Reading between the lines: the experiences of taking part in a community reading project
Hodge, S., Robinson, J., Davis, P. 2007 In: Medical Humanities. 33, 2, p. 100-104. 4 p.
Journal article

Communicative rationality in the clinic?: exploring the parental role in the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux in children
Hodge, S., Perkins, E. 2007 In: Social Theory and Health. 5, 2, p. 107-125. 19 p.
Journal article

Why is the potential of augmentative and alternative communication not being realized?: Exploring the experiences of people who use communication aids
Hodge, S. 2007 In: Disability and Society. 22, 5, p. 457-471. 15 p.
Journal article

Participation, discourse and power: a case study in service user involvement
Hodge, S. 2005 In: Critical Social Policy. 25, 2, p. 164-179. 16 p.
Journal article

Competence, identity and intersubjectivity: Applying Habermas's theory of communicative action to service user involvement in mental health policy making
Hodge, S. 2005 In: Social Theory and Health. 3, 3, p. 165-182. 18 p.
Journal article

Thomas Pocklington Trust - The Changing Needs of People with Sight Loss: A Follow-up Study
01/09/2010 → 31/05/2011
Research

Looked after children's experiences of self-harm: a qualitative analysis
01/01/1900 → …
Research

BMJ Open Ophthalmology (Journal)
Publication peer-review

NIHR ARC NWC (External organisation)
Membership of committee

ISRF - Independent Social Research Foundation (External organisation)
Membership of committee

Belongingness, responsible agency and the power of giving and taking: A grounded theory of the therapeutic process in DTCs
Oral presentation

Social Theory and Health (Journal)
Publication peer-review

ESRC (External organisation)
Membership of committee

Teesside University
Visiting an external academic institution

British and Irish Orthoptic Society Northern Branch Clinical Meeting
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Qualitative Health Research (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Teesside University
Visiting an external academic institution

Grounded Theory Method
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Sage (Publisher)
Publication peer-review

Health, Risk and Society (Journal)
Publication peer-review

Teachers, Trainers and Supervisors workshop: Interpretative phenomenological analysis
Participation in workshop, seminar, course

Health Expectations (Journal)
Publication peer-review

  • Clinical Psychology