"I am enthusiastic about CHKD's growing focus on behavioral health. CHKD is in a unique and important position to be a leader in helping to improve the lives of children and families living with health issues that are intertwined with difficulties in feeling, thinking, and acting."
James Paulson, PhD
Practice
Education
Doctorate: University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bio
James Paulson, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist
and an associate professor of pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School. He has been a practicing psychologist, working with children,
adolescents, and their families, since 1998.
Dr. Paulson is also an
associate professor of psychology at
Old Dominion University, where he teaches and conducts research focusing on the transition to parenthood and how early family factors impact child development.
Paulson completed his fellowship at Eastern Virginia Medical School's Center for Pediatric Research and has been a member of the CHKD community for some time.
Clinical Interests
- Anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorders
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Eating and feeding disorders
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Problems with elimination or toilet training
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Disruptive behavior problems
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Family-based interventions
Research Areas
- Parenting
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Family transitions, especially pregnancy and childbirth
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Family dynamics and early child development
Community Involvement
- Associate editor,
Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
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Referee and content expert, Cochrane International Pregnancy and Childbirth
Group
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Expert panel member, International Zero to Three Initiative
Publications
- Paulson JF, Goodman,
J, Bazemore, SD, Leiferman JA (2016). Course of maternal and paternal perinatal
depression. Archives of Women’s Mental Health. 19(4), 655-663.
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Paulson, JF, Mehta, SH, Sokol, RK, & Chauhan, SP. (2014). Large for
gestational age and long-term cognitive function. American Journal of
Obstetrics and Gynecology. 210(4), 1-4.
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Maduro, RS, Roberts, LB, Sheehan, BE, & Paulson, JF (in press). Predicting
harsh parental decisions: A Prospective validation study. New School Psychology
Bulletin.
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Leazer R, Erickson N, Paulson JF, Zipkin R, Stemmle M, Schroeder A,
Bendel-Stenzel M, & Fine B. (in press). Time to detection and epidemiology
of positive cerebrospinal fluid cultures in term infants. Pediatrics.
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Obermeyer, RJ, Godbout, E, Goretsky, MJ, Paulson, JF, Frantz, FW, Kuhn, MA,
Lombardo, ML, Buescher, ES, Deyerle, A, & Kelly, RE (2016). Risk factors
and management of Nuss bar infections. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 51,
154-158.
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Paulson, JF, Chauhan, SP, Hill, JB, Abuhamad, AZ (2012). Severe
small-for-gestational-age and cognitive function: A Catch-Up Phenomenon
Possible. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 207 (2). 1-5.
- Paulson, JF, Dauber, SE, & Leiferman, JA. (2011). Parental Depression,
Relationship Quality, and Nonresident Father Involvement with their Infants.
Journal of Family Issues, 32(4) 528-549.
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Paulson, JF & Bazemore, SD (2010). Capturing cases of depression outside
the clinic: What is the lesser evil? JAMA, 304(9), 961.
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Paulson, JF & Bazemore, SD. (2010) Prenatal and postpartum depression in
fathers and its association with maternal depression: A Meta-analysis. JAMA,
303 (19), 1961-1969.