Amanda Carpenter Data-verified

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Arkansas State University

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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24 h-index 74 pubs 1,665 cited

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Amanda Carpenter's research activities encompass a range of health-related topics, with a recent focus on mental health, student well-being, and communication strategies in healthcare. She has published work exploring the factors associated with topic avoidance about mental health, including depressive symptoms and information efficacy. Additionally, Carpenter has investigated the stress, well-being, and coping mechanisms of occupational therapy students, with recent publications examining their coping strategies and styles.

Her scholarly output also includes reviews and articles on medical topics such as oncolytic viruses in gliomas and juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibromas. She has also contributed to the literature on the politicization of public health issues, specifically related to COVID-19, and the implications for public health communication. Carpenter's work is supported by her scholarship metrics, which include an h-index of 23, over 70 total publications, and more than 1,500 total citations, designating her as a highly cited researcher. She leads a research group and collaborates with faculty members at Arkansas State University, including Cameron Wimpy and Amanda Mohler.

Metrics

h-index: 24
Publications: 74
Citations: 1,665

Selected Publications

Exploring Occupational Therapy Students’ Coping Strategies and Styles (2025)

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The Politicization of COVID-19 and Implications for Public Health (2024)

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Rural and Other Minority Populations (2024)

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Fieldwork Educators’ Perceptions of the Revised Fieldwork Performance Evaluation (2024)

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Modeling the Factors Associated with Topic Avoidance about Mental Health: Depressive Symptoms, Information and Relationship Assessments, and Efficacy (2022)

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Examining the Effects of Passenger Conversation on Older Adult Driving (2022)

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Implications for Occupational Therapy Student Stress, Well-Being, and Coping: A Scoping Review (2021)

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