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Dr. Jessica Hobson, Lecturer, Departments of Psychology and Early Childhood Education, Sonoma State University​
Service-Learning Case Study: Psychology and Early Childhood Education

Jessica Hobson, a lecturer in the departments of Psychology and Early Childhood Education, has been teaching at Sonoma

Brikelle and her new friend
A Student Reflection on Reciprocity in Service-Learning

When I enrolled in Psychology 490: Autism Theory and Interventions, I did not care about children who had autism. The word autism was very unfamiliar, it wasn't my problem.

Simple Ways to Save Your Health, Money, and Planet: Tip 1

Part 1 of a 10 Part Series

Simple Ways to Save Your Health, Money, and Planet: Tip 2

Part 2 of a 10 Part Series

The RCP freshmen and SSU students participated in a scavenger hunt to familiarize themselves with the campus.
Discovery Day XI

"In my class I learned a lot about making a connection with students and I feel like I applied that a lot today in Discovery Day." -Jalisa Tucker, Sonoma State Freshman

"We are putting the 'public' back into Public Universities."
SAGA is Coming to SSU

Faculty, staff, administrators, and students gathered to learn more about the Sustainable City Year Program from it's founder and co-director, Nico Larco, an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon.

Gold Ridge Preschool Dinosaur Garden
Community Indulgence and Gold Ridge Preschool

I had an absolute blast doing my service-learning project with Gold Ridge Preschool! Originally, I expected this project to really only be an assignment I would do for class and that be the end.

Center for Community Engagement
Simple Ways to Save Your Health, Money, and Planet: Tip 3

Unfortunately in America, thousands of fillers, chemicals, and ingredients that are associated with major health problems are still used by our food industry.

Dr. Jessica Hobson: 'Whose responsibility is it?' is a question we discussed in class and just to being able to feel like, 'These children are our responsibility and our children are our future, not just their individual parents'', is a really powerful me
Book Buddies II

"[Service-learning] is learning topics in completely different way. It's like having the textbook come to life. [...] It's really interesting." - Sarah Joyce, Psychology 302 Life Span Development student

Simple Ways to Save Your Health, Money, and Planet: Tip 4

Part 4 of a 10 Part Series See Tip 12, and 3.