Elaine Wheat Dawson, Psy.D.
Elaine Wheat Dawson, Psy.D., is a clinical health psychologist who supports patients of all ages. While she works with a variety of presenting concerns, some areas of professional interest include helping people cope with pain and increasing awareness of available supports to adolescent and young adult patients.
Dr. Wheat Dawson received her psychology doctorate from Azusa Pacific University Graduate School of Psychology, then completed a postdoctoral fellowship at City of Hope. She continued to work at City of Hope as a consultant and assisted with initiatives for Adolescent and Young Adult patients before becoming a full-time faculty member.
Her first exposure to City of Hope happened long before that, however, as she started donating platelets at the City of Hope Blood Donor Center when she was in high school and college! Dr. Wheat Dawson is delighted to be part of the Department of Supportive Care Medicine, working alongside passionate, dedicated colleagues.
Duarte Cancer Center
Duarte, CA 91010
2009-2015, Doctorate of Psychology in Clinical Psychology, Family Psychology, Azusa Pacific University Graduate School of Psychology, Accredited by the American Psychological Association
2005-2009, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Cum Laude, California State University Northridge
2015-2016, Fellowship in Clinical Health Psychology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
2014-2015, Internship, Central California Psychological Internship Consortium, W. Gary Cannon Psychological Services Center, Fresno, CA (Accredited by the American Psychological Association)
2020-Present, Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Supportive Care Medicine, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
2017-2019, Adolescent and Young Adult Coordinator, City of Hope, Duarte, CA
2015, Outstanding Contribution to the Discipline of Family Psychology
Department of Graduate Psychology, Azusa Pacific University
American Psychological Association
American Psychosocial Oncology Society
APA Division 38, Health Psychology
- Wheat Dawson E, Clark K, Obenchain R, Loscalzo MJ, Folbrecht J. (2018). Biopsychosocial distress in young adult oncology patients: Examining sex differences in sources of high distress and requests for assistance. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. DOI: 0.1089/jayao.2017.0081