R. Elyse Heidelberg, PsyD

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

Departments

Psychology Department

Education

BS – Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
MS – Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
PsyD – Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Doctoral Internship – Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Postdoctoral Fellowship – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

Clinical Interests

Promotion of coping and adjustment in pediatric oncology
Pain and symptom management in pediatric hematology/oncology
Pediatric palliative care

Research Interests

Promotion of coping and adjustment in pediatric oncology through early assessment and intervention
The use of hypnosis for pain and symptom management in pediatric oncology

Contact Information

R. Elyse Heidelberg, PsyD Psychology MS 101, Room BP066 St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105-3678

Email: elyse.heidelberg@stjude.org
Phone: (901) 595-5934
Fax: (901) 595-4701

St. Jude Faculty List

Selected Publications

Heidelberg RE, Alschuler KN, Ramsey WA, Alberts NM. Hypnosis for pain in pediatric oncology: relevant and effective or an intervention of the past? Pain May;161(5):901-915, 2020. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001790

Ramsey WA, Heidelberg RE, Gilbert AM, Heneghan MB, Badawy SM, Alberts NM. eHealth and mHealth interventions in pediatric cancer: A systematic review of interventions across the cancer continuum. Psycho-Oncology 2019 (in press).

Last update: December 2020