Dr. Danae L. Hudson



Department

School-Mental Health and Behavior Sci
Role: Faculty
Campus: Springfield

Postal mail

Missouri State University
School-Mental Health and Behavior Sci
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65897

Details

Education

  • Postdoctoral Residency, 2004, Forest Institute of Psychology
  • PhD, 2003, Clinical Psychology; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
  • MA, 2001, Clinical Psychology; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
  • BA, 1997, Psychology; Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada

Teaching

Undergraduate:

  • Introductory Psychology
  • Abnormal Psychology

Graduate:

  • Clinical Communication Skills
  • Adult Psychopathology

Research and professional interests

  • Body image in eating disorders and obesity
  • Readiness and motivation to change in eating disorders and obesity
  • Bariatric surgery

 Current research projects:

  • Body image in patients seeking bariatric surgery: A longitudinal study
  • The role of body checking in the maintenance of eating disorder symptoms
  • The scholarship of teaching and learning: course redesign
  • Emotional eating

 Clinical Interests:

Dr. Hudson is a licensed psychologist (2005), with a private practice specializing in the treatment of:

  • Eating Disorders
  • Obesity
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression

Awards and honors

  • Provost Fellow for Teaching and Learning (2010-2012)
  • College of Health and Human Services Summer Grant Writing Award. (2006).
  • Service Learning Faculty Fellowship, Missouri State University. (2006).
  • College of Health and Human Service Research Award. (2006).
  • Faculty Research Grant, Missouri State University. (2006).
  • Summer Faculty Fellowship, Missouri State University. (2005).