Biography

Research

Journal Articles

• Hodge, S., Taylor, J. and McAlaney, J., 2020. Is It Still Double Edged? Not for University Students’ Development of Moral Reasoning and Video Game Play. Frontiers in Psychology, 11 (1313).
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• Hodge, S.E., Taylor, J. and McAlaney, J., 2019. It's doubled edged: The positive and negative relationships between the development of moral reasoning and video game play among adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology, 10 (JAN).
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• Hodge, S.E., Taylor, J. and McAlaney, J., 2019. (A)morally demanding game? An exploration of moral decision-making in a purpose-made video game. Media and Communication, 7 (4), 213-225.
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Chapters

• Hodge, S., McAlaney, J., Gatzidis, C., Anderson, E.F., Melacca, D. and Taylor, J., 2018. Applying Psychological Theory to in-game moral behaviors through the development of a purpose-made game. In: Bowman, N.D., ed. Video Games: A Medium That Demands Our Attention. New York and London: Routledge, 108-125.
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• Taylor, J., Thackray, H., Hodge, S.E. and McAlaney, J., 2018. Introducing psychological concepts and methods to cybersecurity students. Psychological and Behavioral Examinations in Cyber Security. 98-108.
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• Taylor, J., Thackray, H. and Hodge, S., 2018. Introducing Psychological Concepts and Methods to Cybersecurity Students. In: McAlaney, J., Frumkin, L.A. and Benson, V., eds. Psychological and Behavioral Examinations in Cyber Security. Pennsylvania, USA: IGI Global, 98-108.
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Conferences

• Hodge, S.E., Bowman, N.D., Jockel, S. and Wright, A., 2019. Work in Progress: A meta-literature review of Moral Foundations Theory as applied in game studies. In: ICA2019 24-28 May 2019 Washington DC.
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• Taylor, J., McAlaney, J., Hodge,, S., Thackray, H., Richardson, C., James, S. and Dale, J., 2017. Teaching Psychological Principles to Cybersecurity Students. In: Educon 2017: IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference 25-28 April 2017 Athens. IEEE Xplore, 1782-1789.
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• Hodge, S., Taylor, J. and McAlaney, J., 2017. Restricted Content: Ethical Issues with Researching Minors’ Video Game Habits. In: CHI 6-11 May 2017 Denver.
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• Hodge, S., Taylor, J. and McAlaney, J., 2017. Moral development and video game play. In: BPS Annual Conference 2017 3-5 May 2017 Brighton. Leicester: BPS, 48-49.
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• Taylor, J., Ollis, G., McAlaney, J., Hodge, S. and Thackray, H., 2017. Observations and reflections on teaching psychological principles and methods to cybersecurity students. In: National Conference for Learning and Teaching in Cyber Security 2017 5-6 April 2017 Liverpool John Moores University. York: HEA.
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• Hodge, S., Taylor, J., McAlaney, J. and Gatzidis, C., 2016. Design of a Videogame to Explore Morality. In: British HCI 2016 11 July-15 August 2016 Bournemouth.
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Theses

• Hodge, S., 2018. Press trigger for morality: an exploration into the role of moral development, moral decision-making and video game play. PhD Thesis. Bournemouth University, Faculty of Science and Technology.
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Profile of Teaching UG

• Psychology of Social Media and Video Games #PSMVG
• Developmental & Applied Psychology
• Human-Computer-Interaction
• Cultural Psychology
• Educational Psychology & Special Educational Needs (SEN)

External Responsibilities

• British Psychology Society, Wessex Committee Member Dorset Hub Lead (2019-)

Internal Responsibilities

• Science and Technology Faculty and Psychology department Athena Swan representative, Athena Swan
• Programme Leader (BSc) Psychology, Faculty of Science and Technology

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

• A workshop supporting parents with their children's technology use

Conference Presentations

• Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA-UK), Supporting virtual heritage experiences with Cyberpsychology, 05 Oct 2019, Bournemouth University
• BPS Wessex Conference, Keynote: Using purpose made games as a tool for cyberpsychology research and teaching, 04 Jul 2019, Winchester
• Young People In The 21st Century: What have we learned? Where do we go from here?, The psychological implications of technology use for children and adolescents, 16 Mar 2019, Canford School
• Realigning Cyber Security Education, Incorporating Psychology into Cyber Security Education: Key Areas and Pedagogical Approaches, 27 Nov 2017, Canberra

Consultancy Activities

• How gaming & gambling affect student life, Research report: http://www.ygam-research.org. Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust

External Media and Press

• Virtual reality centre offers school the chance to try new learning experience, Daily Echo, 23 Oct 2019. https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17986885.virtual-reality-centre-offers-school-chance-try-new-learning-experience/
• Changing behaviours Dr Sarah Hodge talks about the growing correlation between gaming and gambling among higher education students, University Business magazine, 17 Oct 2019. https://universitybusiness.co.uk/Blog/changing-behaviours/
• Untrained and overworked: The hidden lives of Facebook group admins, Metro.co.uk, 13 Aug 2019. https://metro.co.uk/2019/08/13/untrained-overworked-hidden-lives-facebook-group-admins-10502957/?ito=article.mweb.share.top.twitter
• Will Instagram's Anti-Bullying Feature Actually Work? We Asked Psychologists, Huffpost, 09 Jul 2019. https://guce.huffingtonpost.co.uk/copyConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_f8994cc0-ddbb-46c7-9e24-3430456e0227&inline=false&lang=en-gb
• Gamers can learn right from wrong by playing violent video games, Bournemouth researchers discover, Daily Echo, 08 Feb 2019. https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/17419985.gamers-can-learn-right-from-wrong-by-playing-violent-video-games-bournemouth-researchers-discover/
• Young people who play video games have higher moral reasoning skills, i, 04 Feb 2019. https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/young-people-who-play-video-games-have-higher-moral-reasoning-141532

Broadcast Interview

• Third Degree, The 3rd Degree which is a radio show like no other, in which three Undergraduate students compete against three members of staff in a battle of the wits. Hosted by Steve Punt, who you might recognise from The Now Show and Horrible Histories, and produced by David Tyler for Pozzitive Television (whose various credits include Victoria Wood's "dinnerladies", BBC Radio 4's "Cabin Pressure", "Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive", and the shows of Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Hardy, and Milton Jones. Representing the Psychology department was our second year Ben Tredinnick on the student team competing against Dr Sarah Hodge on the staff team.
• Wave 105, Moral development and video game play
• BBC Radio 5 Live, Can video gaming really give kids a moral compass, Brett, S, 05 Feb 2019