Psychologist Jennifer Hay

Jennifer L. Hay, PhD

Psychologist

Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Coping with cancer treatment
  • Mood disorders
  • Anxiety

My Specialties

  • Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Emotion regulation therapy (ERT)
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Dr. Hay's Office Information
Languages: English
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Get to Know Me

I am a clinical health psychologist and behavioral scientist with expertise in addressing the psychological aspects of cancer risk, diagnosis, and treatment. As the psychiatry liaison to the Melanoma Disease Management Team, I specialize in the treatment of patients with melanoma, individuals who are at risk for developing melanoma, and their families.

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I am also head of the Genomics, Risk & Health Decision Making Laboratory in Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Behavioral Sciences Service. The mission of this laboratory is to optimize the translation of novel discoveries regarding cancer risk and genomics, through research concerning cancer risk perceptions and health decision-making in patients, families, healthcare providers, and members of the general public across diverse populations and settings. Our laboratory also provides training and mentorship to students, fellows, and junior faculty involved in this research.

My research portfolio is funded by the National Institutes of Health, and involves understanding and addressing cancer risk perceptions as a motivator of cancer prevention strategies, as well as psychological and behavioral approaches to melanoma prevention, control, and treatment.  

I also serve as a member of MSK’s Institutional Review Board, which meets regularly to review our hospital’s ongoing and proposed clinical research trials. I am a member of the Advisory Board within the Clinical Cancer Genetics Board for the National Cancer Institute’s Physician Data Query comprehensive database, and the Society of Behavioral Medicine’s Health Decision Making Special Interest Group.

What I Do at MSK

I'm a psychologist (sy-KAH-loh-jist). I have special training in therapy to help people with mental and behavioral health issues.

  • Attending Psychologist
Areas of Expertise

Conditions I Treat

  • Coping with cancer treatment
  • Mood disorders
  • Anxiety
  • Adjustment disorders
  • Agitation
  • Coping difficulties
  • Coping with cancer
  • Coping with pain
  • Demoralization
  • Depression
  • Existential distress
  • Family distress
  • Fear
  • Fatigue
  • Mania
  • Mood changes
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • Personality disorders
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Worry

My Specialties

  • Psychotherapy
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Emotion regulation therapy (ERT)
Education & Honors

Education

  • PhD, Derner Institute, Adelphi University

Residencies

  • New York University Medical Center

Fellowships

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Contact and Location

Dr. Hay sees patients at one location.

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New York, NY
Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion
160 East 53rd Street New York NY 10022
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Research and Publications

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Publications on PubMed

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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Jennifer L. Hay discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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