Deanna Dodson
Professor of Psychology
Affirming pronouns: she, her, hers.
Dr. Dodson’s teaching interests are in neuroscience, general psychology, and the foundations of neurodiversity. Her current research areas include hemispheric specialization and handedness, and perceptions of neurodiversity. Dr. Dodson is a member of the Association for Psychological Science, Sigma Xi, and the Eastern Psychological Association.
Bryan, J., Dodson, D., & Cullari, S. (1997). The association of self‑monitoring with self‑disclosure. Psychological Reposts, 80, 940‑942.
Dodson, D.L., Stafford, D.K., Seltzer, C.P., & Ward, J.P. (1992). Laterality in quadrupedal and bipedal prosimians: Reach and whole‑body turn in the mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) and the galago (Galago moholi). American Journal of Primatology, 26, 191‑202.
Renner, M.J., Dodson, D.L., & LeDuc, P.A. (1992). Scopolamine suppresses both locomotion and object contact in a free exploration situation. Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior, 41(2), 625‑636.
Milliken, G.W., Stafford, D.K., Dodson, D.L., Pinger, C., & Ward, J.P. (1991). Analyses of feeding lateralization in the small‑eared bushbaby (Otolemur garnettii): A comparison with the ring‑tailed lemur (Lemur caffa). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 105, 274‑285.
Alvis, G.R., Ward, J.P., Dodson, D.L., & Pusakulich, R.L. (1990). Inverse pattern in successful finger‑maze acquisition by right‑handed males and left‑handed females. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 28(5), 421-423.
Ward, J.P., Alvis, G.R., Sanford, C.G., Dodson, D.L., & Pusakulich, R.L. (1989). Qualitative differences in tactuo‑spatial motor learning by left‑handers. Neuropsychologia, 27(8), 1091‑1099.
- NEU 489—Mind and Brain
- NEU 499—Advanced Seminar in Neuroscience
- PSY 178—Understanding Neurodiversity
- PSY 220—Lifespan Development
- PSY 360—Analytical Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience
- PSY 430—Senior Seminar