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Jessica Cook, PhD

Instructor, St. Jude Faculty

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Jessica Cook, PhD

Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences

MS 101

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

MemphisTN 38105-3678

Education

BA, BS – Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC MEd –  Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN PhD – The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN Predoctoral Internship – Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Aurora, CO Postdoctoral Fellowship – Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Aurora, CO

Research Interests

  • Understanding the impact of child-caregiver interactions and caregiver well-being on patient psychosocial and medical outcomes
  • Identifying cultural and systemic factors impacting behavioral health and medical outcomes for pediatric patients and families
  • Developing and implementing culturally responsive interventions to facilitate adaptive coping in pediatric populations

St. Jude Publications