- 513-745-4260
- 303 Elet Hall
- ML 6511
Dr. Stacey Priya Raj
Associate Professor, School of Psychology
Dr. Raj is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with interest and expertise in child wellbeing, parenting, and culture. She serves as the Associate Director of Clinical Training within the Clinical Psychology Doctoral program at Xavier University. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Miami University. after completing a Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Child Psychology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, where she worked in outpatient and inpatient/residential services. She completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Raj took the scenic route to academia, working for a number of years with children and families in Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and the United States before pursuing advanced training and education in psychology. Dr. Raj maintains a small private clinical practice specializing in parenting, parent-parent/parent-child relationships, and parent wellbeing.
Dr. Raj values and enjoys working with and mentoring students with common interests.
Teaching
Courses Dr. Raj regularly teaches (and loves to teach!) include:
Undergraduate-
- PSYC 101: General Psychology
- PSYC 130: Psychology Science Perspective
- PSYC 245: Culture and Psychology
Graduate-
- PSYC 629: Intervention Techniques: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- PSYC 713: Pediatric Psychology
- PSYC 732: Intervention Techniques: Child and Adolescent
Representative Publications and Book Chapters
*denotes XU student mentee
Ahmed, A.* & Raj, S. P. (2023). Self-compassion intervention for parents of children with developmental disabilities: A feasibility study. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 7(2), 277-289. doi: 10.1007/s41252-022-00305-2
Raj, S. P., Khandelwal, M.,* & Raval, V. V. (2022). Navigating differing cultural spheres: Parenting experiences of Asian Indian immigrant mothers. In S. Bhandari (Ed.), South Asians in the United States. National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Press.
Raj, S. P., Schmidt, M. Moscato, E. L., Guzman-Gomez, A.*, Rodriguez, B.*, Seid, C. S., & Wade, S. L. (2021). Road-to-Recovery-TBI: Pilot trial of an eHealth intervention for caregivers after pediatric brain injury. Clinical Practice of Pediatric Psychology, 9(2), 167-179. doi: 10.1037/cpp0000398
James Riegler, L., Raj, S. P., Moscato, E. L., Narad, M. E., Kincaid, A., & Wade, S. L. (2020). Pilot trial of a telepsychotherapy parenting skills intervention for veteran families: Implications for managing parenting stress during COVID-19. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 30(2), 290-303. doi: 10.1037/int0000220 (James-Riegler and Raj share first authorship)
Wade, S. L., Raj, S. P., Shultz, E. L., Narad, M. E. (2019). Clinician perspectives delivering telehealth interventions to children/families impacted by pediatric traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 64(3), 298-306. doi: 10.1037/rep0000268
Raj, S. P., Narad, M. E., Salloum, R., Platt, A., Thompson, A., Baum, K. T., & Wade, S. L. (2018). Development of a web-based psychosocial intervention for adolescent and young adult survivors of pediatric brain tumor. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 7(2), 187-195. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2017.0084
Raj, S. P. & Raval, V. V. (2013). Residential child care in Malaysia: An exploratory qualitative study of adult-child interactions. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 2(3), 194-206. doi: 10.1037/a0032751
- 513-745-4260
- 303 Elet Hall
- ML 6511
Dr. Raj is a licensed Clinical Psychologist with interest and expertise in child wellbeing, parenting, and culture. She serves as the Associate Director of Clinical Training within the Clinical Psychology Doctoral program at Xavier University. She earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Miami University. after completing a Predoctoral Internship in Clinical Child Psychology at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, where she worked in outpatient and inpatient/residential services. She completed her Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Psychology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
Dr. Raj took the scenic route to academia, working for a number of years with children and families in Malaysia, the United Kingdom, and the United States before pursuing advanced training and education in psychology. Dr. Raj maintains a small private clinical practice specializing in parenting, parent-parent/parent-child relationships, and parent wellbeing.
Dr. Raj values and enjoys working with and mentoring students with common interests.
Teaching
Courses Dr. Raj regularly teaches (and loves to teach!) include:
Undergraduate-
- PSYC 101: General Psychology
- PSYC 130: Psychology Science Perspective
- PSYC 245: Culture and Psychology
Graduate-
- PSYC 629: Intervention Techniques: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- PSYC 713: Pediatric Psychology
- PSYC 732: Intervention Techniques: Child and Adolescent
Representative Publications and Book Chapters
*denotes XU student mentee
Ahmed, A.* & Raj, S. P. (2023). Self-compassion intervention for parents of children with developmental disabilities: A feasibility study. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 7(2), 277-289. doi: 10.1007/s41252-022-00305-2
Raj, S. P., Khandelwal, M.,* & Raval, V. V. (2022). Navigating differing cultural spheres: Parenting experiences of Asian Indian immigrant mothers. In S. Bhandari (Ed.), South Asians in the United States. National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Press.
Raj, S. P., Schmidt, M. Moscato, E. L., Guzman-Gomez, A.*, Rodriguez, B.*, Seid, C. S., & Wade, S. L. (2021). Road-to-Recovery-TBI: Pilot trial of an eHealth intervention for caregivers after pediatric brain injury. Clinical Practice of Pediatric Psychology, 9(2), 167-179. doi: 10.1037/cpp0000398
James Riegler, L., Raj, S. P., Moscato, E. L., Narad, M. E., Kincaid, A., & Wade, S. L. (2020). Pilot trial of a telepsychotherapy parenting skills intervention for veteran families: Implications for managing parenting stress during COVID-19. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 30(2), 290-303. doi: 10.1037/int0000220 (James-Riegler and Raj share first authorship)
Wade, S. L., Raj, S. P., Shultz, E. L., Narad, M. E. (2019). Clinician perspectives delivering telehealth interventions to children/families impacted by pediatric traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation Psychology, 64(3), 298-306. doi: 10.1037/rep0000268
Raj, S. P., Narad, M. E., Salloum, R., Platt, A., Thompson, A., Baum, K. T., & Wade, S. L. (2018). Development of a web-based psychosocial intervention for adolescent and young adult survivors of pediatric brain tumor. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology, 7(2), 187-195. doi: 10.1089/jayao.2017.0084
Raj, S. P. & Raval, V. V. (2013). Residential child care in Malaysia: An exploratory qualitative study of adult-child interactions. International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, Consultation, 2(3), 194-206. doi: 10.1037/a0032751
Professional Interests Culture and Parenting, Pediatric Psychology, and Parenting Interventions for Pediatric Populations