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April 20, 2015
CURRICULUM VITAE
SUE D. HOBBS, M.A.
Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (expected June, 2016). University of California, Davis.
 Major: Developmental Psychology
 Minor: Quantitative Psychology
 Major Professor: Gail S. Goodman, Ph.D.
M.A. (2009). University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.
 Major: Psychology
 Thesis Chair: Stacy Rilea, Ph.D.
 Thesis: Attentional blink: The role of gender specific and gender neutral taboo
words.
B.A. (June 2007). California State University, East Bay.
 Major: Psychology
 Minor: Statistics
 Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
PUBLICATIONS
Newton, J. W., & Hobbs, S. D. (in press). Simulating memory impairment for child
sexual abuse. Behavioral Sciences & the Law.
Hobbs, S. D., & Goodman, G. S. (Eds.) (2014). Child witnesses in the legal system.
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 32.
Hobbs, S. D., & Goodman, G. S. (2014). Child witnesses in the legal system: Improving
child interviews and understanding juror decisions. Behavioral Sciences & the
Law, 32.
Haralambie, A., Hobbs, S. D., Chae, Y., Goodman, G. S., Baker, J., & Burkholder, R.
(2014). Children’s development, memory, and testimony. In A. M. Haralambie
(Ed.), Handling child custody, abuse, and adoption cases. Eagan, MN: Thomson
Reuters/West.
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Saywitz, K. J., Larson, R. P., Hobbs, S. D., & Wells, C. (2014). Listening to children in
foster care: Eliciting reliable reports from children. Review of influential factors.
Stockholm, Sweden: Report prepared for The Swedish National Board of Health
and Welfare. http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/publikationer2015/2015-1-17
Hobbs, S. D., Goodman, G. S., Block, S. D., Oran, D., Quas, J. A., Park, A., Widaman,
K., & Baumrind, N. L. (2014). Child abuse victims’ responses to appearing in
dependency and criminal courts. Children and Youth Services Review, 44 407416.
Hobbs, S. D., Goodman, G. S., & Goodman-Shaver, D. (2014). Repeated interviews
about repeated abuse: Evaluation of a case study. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38,
212-216.
Weller, D., Hobbs, S. D., & Goodman, G. S. (2014). Challenges and innovations in
research on childhood. In G. B. Melton, A. Ben-Arieh, J. Cashmore, & G. S.
Goodman (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of child research (pp. 363-370). Newbury
Park: Sage.
Hobbs, S. D., Johnson, J. L., Bederian-Gardner, D., Lawler, M. J., Vargas, I. D.,
Mendoza, M. L., & Goodman, G. S., (2013). Eyewitness testimony in children. In
I. B. Weiner & R. K. Otto (Eds.), Handbook of forensic psychology (4th ed., pp.
561-612). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Haralambie, A., Chae, Y., Hobbs, S. D., Goodman, G. S., Ducker, J., Baker, J., &
Burkholder, R. (2013). Children’s development, memory, and testimony. In A. M.
Haralambie (Ed.), Handling child custody, abuse, and adoption cases (pp. 875958). Eagan, MN: Thomson Reuters/West.
Hobbs, S. D. (2011, 2012). Children’s development, memory, and testimony. (Annual
update). In A. M. Haralambie (Ed.), Handling child custody, abuse, and adoption
cases. Eagan, MN: Thomson Reuters/West.
McWilliams, K., Bederian-Gardner, D., Hobbs, S. D., Bakanosky, S., & Goodman, G. S.
(2012). Children’s eyewitness memory and suggestibility: Revisiting Ceci and
Bruck’s (1993) review. In A. Slater & P. Quinn (Eds.), Developmental psychology:
Revisiting the classic studies (pp. 101-117). London: Sage.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Hobbs, S. D., Saywitz, K. J., Larson, R. P., & Wells, C. R. (2015, March). Listening to
children in foster care: Systematic review of interview methods. Paper accepted
for presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial
Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.f
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Goodman, G. S., Bederian-Gardner, D., Cordon, I., Hobbs, S. D., Narr, R., Bakanosky,
S., California NYTD/CYTD Research Group (2015, March). Attachment and
emotion regulation: Predictors of child well-being in foster youth. Paper accepted
for presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial
Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Larson, R. P., Saywitz, K. J., Hobbs, S. D., & Wells, C. R. (2015, March). Listening to
children: A systematic review of interviewer support and rapport effects on
children’s reports. Paper accepted for presentation at the American PsychologyLaw Society Conference, San Diego, CA.
Saywitz, K. J., Hobbs, S. D., Wells, C. R., & Larson, R. P. (August, 2015). Translating
child interview research into policy and practice: Value of a systematic review.
Paper accepted for presentation at the American Psychological Association
Convention, Toronto, Canada.
Hobbs, S. D., Larson, R. P., Saywitz, K. J., & Wells, C. (2014, September). Systematic
review of interviewer support and rapport effects on children’s reports. Poster
presented at the Conference of New Beginning for Partnerships for Children &
Families in Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA.
Johnson, J., Hobbs, S. D., Chae, Y., Goodman, G. S., Shestowsky, D., & Block, S.
(2014, March). Child age, child gender, and event valence influence adults’
abilities to detect the truth of children’s eyewitness memory reports. Paper
presented at the American Psychology-Law Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Oran, D., Hobbs, S. D., Goodman, G. S., Block, S., & Baumrind, N. (2013, October).
Children’s participation in court. Is it helpful? What does the preliminary evidence
say? Poster presented at the U.S. Psychiatric and Mental Health Congress
Conference and Exhibition, Las Vegas, NV.
Hobbs, S. D., Szafranski, D., & Schooler, D. (2013, September). Sexual abuse,
disordered eating, unprotected sex, and BMI. Poster presented at the
Conference of New Beginning for Partnerships for Children & Families in Los
Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA.
Johnson, J., Hobbs, S. D., Chae, Y., Shestowsky, D., & Block, D. (2013, September).
Child age and event valence influence adults’ detection of children’s true and
false narratives. Poster presented at the Conference of New Beginning for
Partnerships for Children & Families in Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, CA.
Johnson, J. L., Hobbs, S. D., Chae, Y., Goodman, G. S., Shestowsky, D., & Block, S.
(2013, May). Adults’ discernment of children’s reports and denials: Effects of
event valence and child age. Poster presented at the University of California,
Davis Psychology Conference, Davis, CA.
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Oran, D., Hobbs, S. D., Goodman, G. S., Block, S. D., Quas, J. A., Widaman, K., &
Baumrind, N. L. (2013, April). Child maltreatment victim’s attitudes about
appearing in dependency and criminal courts. Paper presented at the Nursing
Practice Research Council’s Annual Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
Hobbs, S, D., Goodman, G. S., Oran, D., Block, S. D., Quas, J. A., Park, A., Widaman,
K., & Baumrind, N. L. (2013, March). Child abuse victims’ responses to
appearing in dependency and criminal courts. Paper presented at the American
Psychology-Law Society Conference, Portland, OR.
Hobbs, S. D., Park, A., Goodman, G. S., Oran, D., Block, S., Quas, J. A., &
Baumrind, N. (2011, April). Child abuse victims’ attitudes about seeing
defendants in criminal and dependency court. Poster presented at the University
of California, Davis, Annual Psychology Conference, Davis, CA.
Carrara, A., Hobbs, S. D., & Howells, G. N. (2010, April). Terror management theory:
Which self-esteem provides protection against mortality concerns? Poster
presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Cancun,
Mexico.
Dunne, A., Carrara, A., Kelly, M., Hobbs. S. D., Howells, G., Paduano, M., Taleb, C.,
McGhee, M., & Davis, S. (2010, April). Terror management theory: Countering
mortality salience using death-rebirth meditation. Poster presented at the
Western Psychological Association Conference, Cancun, Mexico.
Reevy, G. M., & Hobbs, S. D. (2009, May). Experiential avoidance and neuroticism as
moderators of the social support-stress relationship. Poster presented at the
Association for Psychological Science Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Hobbs, S. D. (2009, April). Attentional blink: The role of profanity and taboo words.
Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference,
Portland, OR.
Hobbs, S. D., Szafranski, D. D., & Schooler, D. (2009, April). Body dissatisfaction and
sexual maltreatment. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association
Conference, Portland, OR.
Hobbs, S. D., Trinh, S., & Kohn, C. (2009, April). Increasing happiness indices and
social behavior in developmentally delayed adults. Poster presented at the
Western Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR.
Howells, G. N., McCauley, M., Hobbs, S. D., Daniels, L., Burnett, A., Fuller, J., & Davis,
S. (2009, April). Police showups: Do handcuffs bias identifications? Poster
presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR.
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Rilea, S. L., Kelly, M., Martin, L., & Hobbs, S. D. (2009, April). Unconscious
transference effects or primacy effects in eyewitness identification research.
Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference,
Portland, OR.
Shultz, J. R., Hobbs, S. D., Rilea, S. L., Martin, L., Calteron, N., & Navarez (2009, April).
Motivation in lineup procedures: Effects of emotional stress on misidentification.
Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference,
Portland, OR.
Szafranski, D. D., Hobbs, S. D., & Schooler, D. (2009, April). Sexual anxiety and
contraception use in college students. Poster presented at the Western
Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR.
Trinh, S., Rilea, S. L., Kohn, C., & Hobbs, S. D. (2009, April). Unrealistic optimism
towards coronary heart disease in college students. Poster presented at the
Western Psychological Association Conference, Portland, OR
Hobbs, S. D., Trinh, S. L., & Kohn, C. (2009, March). Changing happy, maladaptive,
and social engagement behaviors in severely developmentally disabled adults.
Poster presented at the California Association for Behavior Analysis Conference,
Burlingame, CA.
Schooler, D. & Hobbs, S. D. (2008, November). Appearance-based mistreatment and
the development of sexual agency among White and Latina adolescents. Paper
presented at the Society for Scientific Study of Sexuality Conference, San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
Reevy, G. M., & Hobbs, S. D. (2008, August). Experiential avoidance, neuroticism, and
social support as predictors of stress. Poster presented at the American
Psychological Association Conference, Boston, MA.
Hobbs, S. D., Howells, G. N., Redoblado, S. S., Carrara, A. D., Yocum, A., Daniels, L.,
& Sanocki, J. (2008, April). Terror management theory: Does death-rebirth
meditation ameliorate mortality salience? Poster presented at the Western
Psychological Association Conference, Irvine, CA.
Howells, G. N., Hobbs, S. D., Hess, D. M., Choi, J., Hawryluk, A. M., Redoblado, S., &
Carrara, A. (2008, April). Police show-ups: Can we make them less suggestive?
Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference, Irvine,
CA.
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Student Researcher. (August 2010 – Present). Developmental Research
Laboratory and Center for Public Policy Research at the University of California, Davis,
Department of Psychology, Davis, California.
 Supervisor: Gail S. Goodman, Ph.D.
Junior Specialist/Research Assistant. (August 2009 – June 2010). Developmental
Research Laboratory and Center for Public Policy Research at the University of
California, Davis, Department of Psychology, Davis, California.
 Supervisor: Gail S. Goodman, Ph.D.
Graduate Student Researcher. (August 2008 – May 2009). Developmental Psychology
Laboratory. University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.
 Supervisor: Deborah Schooler, Ph.D.
Graduate Student Researcher. (August 2008 – May 2009). Cognitive Psychology
Laboratory. University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.
 Supervisor: Stacy Rilea, Ph.D.
Graduate Student Researcher. (August 2007 – May 2009). Social Psychology
Laboratory. University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.
 Supervisor: Gary Howells, Ph.D.
Graduate Student Researcher. (April 2008 – December 2008). Behavior Change
Practicum for Behavioral Psychology. University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.
 Supervisor: Carolynn Kohn, Ph.D.
Research Assistant. (June 2007 – May 2009). California State University, East Bay,
Hayward, California.
 Supervisor: Gretchen Reevy, Ph.D.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant
 Subject Pool Coordinator, University of California, Davis (Summer 2013 –
Present).
 Cognitive Development, University of California, Davis (Spring 2012, & Spring
2013).
 Social and Personality Development, University of California, Davis (Fall 2011,
Winter 2012, Fall 2012, & Winter 2013).
 Research Methods in Psychology, University of California, Davis (Summer 2012)
 Psychology and Law, University of California, Davis (Spring 2011).
 Statistical Methods in the Social Sciences, CSU East Bay (Summer 2005 –
Spring 2007).
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Laboratory Instructor
 Social Psychology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California (Spring 2009).
 Cognitive Psychology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California (Fall 2008).
 Behavior Change, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California (Fall 2008).
 Inferential Statistics for Behavioral Sciences, University of the Pacific, Stockton,
California (Spring 2008).
 Introduction to Psychology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California (Spring
2008).
 Experimental Psychology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California (Fall
2007).
Guest Lecturer
 Social and Personality Development, University of California, Davis (Fall 2012, &
Winter 2013).
 Research Methods in Psychology, University of California, Davis (Summer,
2012).
 Cognitive Development, University of California, Davis (Spring 2012).
 Cognitive Psychology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California (Fall 2008).
 Experimental Psychology, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California (Fall
2007).
Tutor
 Private Statistics Tutor (October 2008 – December 2008).
 Statistics Tutor (September 2005 – June 2007), Project IMPACT, California State
University East Bay, Hayward, California.
AD-HOC REVIEWER
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied
Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice
Psychology of Men and Masculinity
GRANTS AND AWARDS
American Psychological Association Student Travel Award. (2015). Attachment anxiety
and PTSD in at-risk youth.
California Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Paul Crissey Award for
Excellence in Research on Child Maltreatment (2015). Systematic review of interview
support and rapport effects on children’s reports.
Hershel Swinger Memorial Partnership Conference for Children and Families in Los
Angeles County: Local Agency Award (2014). Systematic review of interviewer support
and rapport effects on children’s reports.
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Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Grant in Aid (2013).
Children’s memory and suggestibility when interviewed and evaluated by their mothers.
American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) Grant-in-Aid (2012).
Affecting and assessing children’s memory and suggestibility: Effects of relationship
status.
Outstanding Student of the Year (2007). Psychology Department. California State
University, East Bay.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS)
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
American Psychological Association (APA)
American Psychological Association - Developmental Psychology (APA-Div. 7)
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
Golden Key International Honor Society
Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology
SERVICE
Graduate Student Representative. (January 2015 – December 2017). American
Psychological Association Division 7 (APA).
Graduate Student Assistant to President-Elect. (May 2011 – January 2013). American
Psychological Association Division 7 (APA).
Graduate Student Representative. (September 2010 – September 2011). University of
California, Davis, Graduate Student Association.
Officer. (January 2007 – June 2007). Students Helping Students, California State
University, East Bay, Hayward, California.

Co-founded an advocacy group at Cal State East Bay dedicated to bringing
awareness to and eliminating the stigmatization of disabilities
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Intern. (January 2009 – May 2009). San Joaquin Public Defenders Office, Stockton,
California.
 Supervisor: Ellen S. Schwarzenberg, Attorney at Law
o Visiting locked mental health facilities and care homes to interview and
review files of individuals who were up for conservatorship renewal
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Clinical Intern. (September 2007 – December 2008). University of Pacific, Stockton,
California.
 Supervisor: Gary Howells, Ph.D.
o Assisting in supervised psychological testing and report writing
Certified Lay Counselor. (February 2003 – December 2008). Alpha Family Services,
Brentwood, California.
 Supervisor: Dale Ackley, Ph.D
o Working with individuals, couples, and families to help them through crises
and relationship difficulties
Intern. (90 hours in August, 2005). Tri Cities Homeless Coalition, Fremont, California.
 Supervisor, Roosevelt Jordan, MSW.
o Assisting with the management of case files and assisting shelter monitors
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Gail S. Goodman, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Public
Policy Research, Department of Psychology, University of California, One Shields
Avenue, Davis, CA 95616. Phone: 530-752-6981; Email: [email protected].
Ross A. Thompson, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology,
University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616. Phone: 530-754-6663;
Email: [email protected].
Karen J. Saywitz, Ph.D. Professor, Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, University of
Los Angeles, 10780 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 460, Los Angeles, CA 90025.
Phone: 310-776-6376; Email: [email protected].
Carolynn Kohn, Ph.D., B.C.B.A.-D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychology,
University of the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95211. Phone: 209-9467316; Email: [email protected].
Gary N. Howells, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of
the Pacific, 3601 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95211. Phone: 209-946-2133; Email:
[email protected].