Shannon Hodges brings 33 years university teaching experience and 25 years providing professional counselling in the U.S. and abroad. He has published books, book chapters, journals articles and authored a national column in Counseling Today and served on editorial boards of research journals for 25 years. His most recent research has been on meaning in life. Shannon has also served as director of a community mental health clinic and a university counselling service.
Professional memberships
- American Counseling Association
- American Mental Health Counseling Association
Awards and fellowships
- Niagara University Excellence in Leadership & Advocacy (2022)
- Article of the Year, Journal of Group Counseling, Best Group Research Article (2009, shared with colleagues) Association for Specialists in Group Work (2009), Outstanding Article of the Year, Journal for Specialists in Group Work (2009, shared with colleagues)
Research areas
- Meaning in life
- Borderline personality disorder
- Professional ethics
Teaching areas
- Counselling theories
- Assessment
- Field placement
- Relationship counselling
- Ethics
- Hodges, S., Augustyniak, K.M., & Rinaldo, V.J. (2020). College student’s perceptions of meaning-in-life as a mediator of happiness and mental health. International Journal of Existential Positive Psychology. https://www.meaning.ca/ijepp-article/vol8-no1/college-students-perceptions-of-meaning-in-life-as-a-mediator-of-optimal-mental-health/