Current Research Team


Kristen Carpenter, Ph.D., Principal Investigator

My primary research focuses on the identification of risk factors for sexual and psychological maladjustment in gynecologic and breast cancer patients during various stages of diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. I am also interested in the identification of cognitive and interpersonal processes that modulate sexual and psychological outcomes, with the goal of developing a model of adjustment that incorporates not only premorbid risk, but also cognitive and interpersonal process variables with potential clinical utility. My long-term goal is to conduct research that supports the development of effective, disseminable psychosocial interventions aimed at reducing sexual and psychological morbidity in women with cancer.


Nichole Storey, MSHS, Clinical Research Coordinator

I am a Senior Clinical Research Coordinator for the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, focusing much of my attention and time on Women’s Behavioral Health research. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from The Ohio State University and a Master of Science in Health Science in Clinical Research Administration from George Washington University. I have over 10 years of research experience