​Brian Carpenter

​Brian Carpenter

Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences​
Director of Clinical Training
PhD, Case Western Reserve University
MA, Case Western Reserve University
BA, Williams College

contact info:

mailing address:

  • Washington University

    MSC 1125-0249-02

    One Brookings Drive

    St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

​Professor Carpenter conducts research on the clinical psychology of aging. His research focuses on family relationships in late life, with a particular emphasis on collaborative family communication and decision-making.

Selected Publications

Carpenter, B.D., Durbin, K.A., Lohmar, S., Stone, L., & Pichiello, M. (In press.). An introduction to clinical geropsychology. In D. Bornstein, B. Teachman, B. Olatunji, & S. Lilienfeld, Introduction to Clinical Psychology (10th Ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
 
Ma, F., Heintz, H. L., Schmidt, N. E., Carpenter, B. D., Allen, R. S., Dzierzewski, J. M., Mlinac, M. E., Montepare, J. M., & Moye, J. (2023). Building the geropsychology workforce: A national survey and virtual conference define critical obstacles and steps forward. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 54(5), 361–371. https://doi.org/10.1037/pro0000524
 
McDarby, M., Silverstein, H.I., & Carpenter, B.D. (2023). Effects of a patient question prompt list on question asking and self-efficacy during outpatient palliative care appointments. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 65(4), 285-295. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.12.010.
 
Carpenter, B. D., Gatz, M., & Smyer, M. A. (2021). Mental health and aging in the 2020s. The American Psychologist, 10.1037/amp0000873. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000873

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