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Ryan N. James, PhD

Instructor, Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Ryan N. James, PhD, is an instructor in the Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Her clinical interests include pediatric pain, trauma-informed care, and adolescents and young adult care. A graduate of the University of Alabama, she earned master’s and doctoral degrees at Louisiana State University. She completed her clinical internship at the Washburn Center for Children in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Florida Health Shands Children’s Hospital in Gainesville, Florida.

Posts by Ryan N. James, PhD

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How to Help Children Cope with War Trauma and Troubling Events

by Ryan N. James, PhD November 30, 2023

Learn the signs of traumatic stress and how to help your child cope with trauma from war and other troubling events.

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