Hello! I’m Dr. Ari

Equipping individuals, couples, pastors, and clinicians to foster meaningful and empathetic communication.

Communication Professor | Researcher | Speaker

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Dr. Ari is a communication professor, researcher, and speaker who loves helping people find wholeness and healing through the power of communication. Drawing from her scholarly work and over a decade of teaching experience, she equips individuals, couples, pastors, and clinicians to navigate sensitive topics like painful sex and chronic health conditions with clarity, grace, and understanding. Whether in the classroom, on stage, or in her writing, Dr. Ari helps others speak with confidence, build healthier relationships, and engage across diverse cultural and relational contexts.

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SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE

The National Communication Association honored Dr. Ari with the 2025 Interpersonal Communication Division Outstanding Dissertation Award in recognition of her exceptional scholarship and contribution to the field.

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FEATURED IN PSYPOST

Dr. Ari’s research was featured in the Psychology of Religion section of PsyPost, highlighting her study on how faith, premarital abstinence, and intimacy dynamics shape the lives of Christian couples. Her work offers compelling insight that supports healthier conversations and deeper relational well-being.

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OFFERINGS

  • SPEAKING

    From webinars to workshops to conferences, Dr. Ari helps audiences approach sensitive topics with both warmth and evidence-based insight.

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  • RESEARCH

    Through her research, Dr. Ari explores how couples, pastors, and clinicians communicate about sensitive topics like sexual pain and other chronic, stigmatized health issues. She creates practical resources that offer hope for couples, tools for clinicians, and guidance for pastors, bridging the gap between academic insight and real-life support.

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

  • “Dr. Hodges is an expert communicator who is able to coalesce complex topics with ease and produce clear, informative, and actionable end products. Her professionalism, depth of knowledge, and commitment to her craft are more than evident in her work.”

    ~Joanna Sawatsky, MPH, epidemiologist, and co-author of The Great Sex Rescue

  • “Dr. Ari was an absolute DREAM to work with! She is so passionate about her work and it shows. She’s extremely dedicated to her research and is able to share about it in a clear, detailed but concise, energetic way that makes every listener or reader wanting to learn more... She’s the best!”

    ~Hanna Ward, host of “Say What?” Podcast

  • “You can feel the love of God in the way she cares for us and carries herself. It makes a huge difference and makes it so refreshing to learn and come to class. I appreciate Dr. Ari so, so much! So grateful she joined Fox!”

    ~Student at George Fox University

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