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Jacob Ham, PhD

Psychology

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Mount Sinai Beth Israel212-420-4114

About Me

Dr. Ham is a clinical psychologist, Associate Clinical Professor in Psychiatry, and Director of the Center for Child Trauma and Resilience.

He spends much of his time training and consulting others in treating and working with children, families and adults who have experienced family trauma. He has received numerous federal and local grants focused on developing and disseminating trauma-informed practices and evaluating trauma-informed programs.

Dr. Ham provides psychotherapy through his faculty practice and collaborates on research in child traumatic stress and psychotherapy. His clinical focus is on applying modern relational approaches to the treatment of complex trauma in children and adults.

Dr. Ham has a YouTube channel and a blog through which he shares his clinical musings for the sake of helping others heal from trauma.

Dr. Ham received the Jane Sadow Teaching Award in Psychology in 2018.

Select Publications:

Zhang W, Ham J, Li Q, Deyssenroth MA, Lambertini L, Huang Y, et al. (2020) Moderate prenatal stress may buffer the impact of Superstorm Sandy on placental genes: Stress in Pregnancy (SIP) Study. PLoS ONE 15(1): e0226605.

Nomura, Y., Davey, K., Pehme, P. M., Finik, J., Glover, V., Zhang, W., Huang, Y., Buthmann, J., Dana, K., Yoshida, S., Tsuchiya, K. J., Li, X. B., & Ham, J. (2019). Influence of in utero exposure to maternal depression and natural disaster-related stress on infant temperament at 6 months: The children of Superstorm Sandy. Infant mental health journal, 40(2), 204–216.

Ham, J, Tronick E (2009). Relational psychophysiology: Lessons from mother-infant physiology research on dyadically expanded states of consciousness. Psychotherapy Research.

Marci CD, Ham J, Moran, EK, Orr SP. Physiologic Correlates of Perceived Therapist Empathy and Social-Emotional Process during Psychotherapy. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease 2007; 195(2): 103-111.

Ham J, Tronick EZ (2006). Infant resilience to the stress of the still-face: Infant and maternal psychophysiology are related. In the Annals of the New York Academy of Science: Proceedings from the Resilience in Children conference of the NYAS, Washington, DC, February 26, 2006.

Language

English

Position

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Psychiatry

Hospital Affiliations

Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Mount Sinai West

Clinical Focus

Education

Internship, Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Massachusetts General Hospital

Fellowship, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Boston Childrens Hospital

Awards

2004

Livingston Award

Harvard Medical School

2003

Sackler Foundation Scholarship for Research in Psychobiology

Harvard University

Research

Dr. Ham primarily studies various aspects of child trauma, including genetic factors, psychophysiologic correlates, treatment development, and treatment dissemination. He also studies more general psychotherapy processes such as factors impacting therapeutic alliance.

Locations

Mount Sinai Beth Israel
First Avenue at 16th Street, 7B-25, New York, NY, 10003
212-420-4114

Insurance Information

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Medicare - NJ
Medicare - NY
NJ Medicaid
NY Medicaid

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Publications

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Industry Relationships

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Below are financial relationships with industry reported by Dr. Ham during 2024 and/or 2025. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.

Consulting or Other Professional Services Examples include, but are not limited to, committee participation, data safety monitoring board (DSMB) membership

Unitary
The Real Institute
Ansatz Capital
Fresh Start Retreat Center
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Grace Chan, MakerMaker.ai

Outside Employment

Fireside Project

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