James C. Root, PhD

My research focuses on the cognitive effects of cancer diagnosis and treatment (including surgical intervention, anesthetic treatment, and chemotherapy treatment) within the Neurocognitive Research Laboratory headed by Dr. Tim Ahles. I utilize neuroimaging techniques to investigate the effects of cancer treatment on cognition, as well as on brain structure and function.

I completed my postdoctoral training in clinical neuropsychology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and a second fellowship in neuroimaging at Weill Cornell Medical College. I also completed a predoctoral residency in neuropsychology at Yale University School of Medicine.

I am an active member of the International Neuropsychological Society, the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, and the American Psychological Association.