Kristen Carpenter began her study of psychology at Northwestern University in 1992. In 1996, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, with a minor in Women's Studies. In September 2000, she began her studies in clinical psychology at the Ohio State University. During graduate school she has pursued research interests in the topics of quality of life and gynecologic cancer, sexuality and breast cancer recurrence, and body image and sexuality in primary breast cancer patients and clinical opportunities with a variety of patient populations, including those with and without chronic illness.
Kristen's research began with a first year project on the topic of quality of life in newly diagnosed gynecologic cancer patients. She then completed her Masters thesis, entitled Predictors of Post-Treatment Quality of Life in Gynecologic Cancer. Data from this work was published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. She also completed her dissertation, entitled The Stress-Buffering Effect of Social Support in Gynecologic Cancer Survivors.She completed her internship with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.She is currently working as an NCI fellow in Cancer Prevention and Control at the University of California-Los Angeles, focusing on issues of cancer survivorship.
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