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James C. Root, PhD

Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Contact & profiles

Appointments

Professor of Psychology in PsychiatryPrimary
Psychiatry · 2023–
Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Past Appointments

Associate Professor of Psychology in Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology · 2017–2024
Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Psychiatry · 2017–2023
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology · 2008–2017

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Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Psychiatry · 2006–2017
Instructor of Psychology in Psychiatry
Psychiatry · 2004–2006
Fellow of Psychology in Psychiatry
Psychiatry · 2002–2003

Centers

Clinical & Translational Science Center

Education

Ph.D., Clinical Psychology
New School for Social Research, 2002
M.A., Experimental Psychology
New School for Social Research, 1996
B.A., Philosophy
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 1991

Publications

54

Funding

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Active

1 grant

PI
Cognitive aging in long-term breast cancer survivors
NCI · 2023–2028 · via NIH RePORTER
R01CA276265-04

Completed grants (4)

MPI
Assessment of sensory gating, attention, and executive control in breast cancer
NCI · 2018–2023 · via NIH RePORTER
R01CA218496-05
PI
Neural and Cognitive Mechanisms of Attention and Memory Deficits in Cancer Survivors
NCI · 2020–2023 · via NIH RePORTER
R03CA249548-02
MPI
Older Breast Cancer Patients: Risk For Cognitive Decline
NCI · 2007–2021 · via NIH RePORTER
R01CA129769-10
MPI
Project 1: Racial Differences in Attentional Bias and Cue Reactivity among Smokers
NCI · 2014–2018 · via NIH RePORTER
P20CA192991-02