Kristen M. Carpenter

Kristen M. Carpenter's research focuses on the psychological, sexual, and cognitive well-being of people being treated for or surviving cancer, including issues like mental health's effect on surgical outcomes, sexual functioning during and after treatment, and cognitive changes from chemotherapy. The work often addresses specific patient groups such as breast and gynecologic cancer patients, older adults, and adolescents/young adults, and also touches on caregiver well-being and clinician education. This research area sits at the intersection of oncology, psychology, and supportive/palliative care, sometimes called psycho-oncology.

Publication output has grown fairly steadily over the last decade, rising from about 1-2 papers per year in 2017-2019 to a peak of 8 in 2024, with a recent average of about 5 papers per year over the last five years.

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