Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, FPCN

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Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, ACHPN, FPCN
  • Assistant Professor
    Organizational Systems and Adult Health
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Phone:
410-706-2585
Email:
I am currently accepting new PhD students.

Education

  • BSN, Nursing, Pennsylvania State University
  • MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, Medical College of Georgia
  • PhD, Nursing Science, University of Utah
  • Graduate Certificate, Nursing Education, University of Utah
  • Postgraduate Research Fellowship, Nursing Science, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs/University of Pennsylvania

Contracts, Fellowships, Grants, and Sponsored Research

  • Date:
    2020 - 2025
    Title:
    Nursing Faculty Fellowship; Nurse Support Program II
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Maryland Higher Education Commission
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2020 - 2025
    Title:
    Preferences Elicited and Respected for Seriously-Ill Veterans through Enhanced Decision-Making
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Veterans’ Health Administration, HSRD QUERI Program
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
  • Date:
    2019 - 2023
    Title:
    Palliative Care Consultations for Persons in the Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Setting
    Sponsoring Organization:
    NIH/NINR
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2020 - 2023
    Title:
    Palliative Care Consultations for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and related Dementia in the Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Setting.
    Sponsoring Organization:
    NIH/NINR
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2020 - 2022
    Title:
    Understanding and Improving Uptake of Tele-Palliative Care for Persons with Dementia in Long-term Care Facilities During Covid-19.
    Sponsoring Organization:
    NIH/NIA Penn Roybal Center on Palliative Care in Dementia Pilot Program
    Role:
    Co-Investigator
  • Date:
    2021 - 2023
    Title:
    Implementation Outcomes of a Telehealth Palliative Care Model for Persons with Dementia in Post-acute Care
    Sponsoring Organization:
    NIH/NIA AD/ADRD Health Care Systems Research IMPACT Collaboratory
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2021 - 2022
    Title:
    Nursing home staff risk perceptions and experiences associated with restricted social activities during SARS-CoV-2.
    Sponsoring Organization:
    University of Maryland School of Nursing,Biology and Behavior Across the Lifespan Research Facilitation Award
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2022 - 2025
    Title:
    Improving Access to Dementia Palliative Care in Nursing Homes
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators
    Role:
    Principal
  • Date:
    2022 - 2024
    Title:
    Patient & Caregiver Relevant Outcomes Core Executive Committee
    Sponsoring Organization:
    NIH/NIA AD/ADRD Health Care Systems Research IMPACT Collaboratory
    Role:
    Other

Research Interests

  • Educated and trained as an advance practice nurse and scientist, I have over twenty years of experience working with people with serious and complex illness. I collaborate with nursing homes and interdisciplinary health professionals to implement evidence-based practices and test complex interventions that support high quality palliative care.

Research Activity

  • Duration:
    2015 - Current
    Title:
    Health Scientist, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VAMC)
    Status:
    On-Going

Publications

  • Walton, L., Courtright, K., Demiris, G., Gorman, E. F., Jackson, A. & Carpenter, J. (2023, March 1). Telehealth Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Scoping Review.. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24 (3), 356-367.e2. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2023.01.004
  • Cole, C. S., Roydhouse, J., Fink, R. M., Ozkaynak, M., Carpenter, J., Plys, E., et al (2023, May 1). Identifying Nursing Home Residents with Unmet Palliative Care Needs: A Systematic Review of Screening Tool Measurement Properties.. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24 (5), 619-628.e3. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2023.02.112
  • Carpenter, J., Scott, W. J., Kononowech, J., Foglia, M. B., Haverhals, L. M., Hogikyan, R., et al (2022, March 8). Evaluating implementation strategies to support documentation of veterans' care preferences.. Health services research. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.13958
  • Ersek, M., Unroe, K. T., Carpenter, J., Cagle, J. G., Stephens, C. E. & Stevenson, D. G. (2021, December 23). High-Quality Nursing Home and Palliative Care-One and the Same.. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2021.11.027
  • Carpenter, J. & Ersek, M. (2021, February 15). Developing and implementing a novel program to prepare nursing home-based geriatric nurse practitioners in primary palliative care.. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. doi:10.1097/JXX.0000000000000565
  • Carpenter, J. (2020, March 29). Forced to Choose: When Medicare Policy Disrupts End-of-Life Care.. Journal of aging & social policy, 1-8. doi:10.1080/08959420.2020.1745737
  • Carpenter, J., Ulrich, C., Hodgson, N., Hanson, L. C. & Ersek, M. (2020, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 28). Alternative Consent Models in pragmatic palliative care clinical trials.. Journal of pain and symptom management. doi:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.044
  • Carpenter, J., Lam, K., Ritter, A. Z. & Ersek, M. (2020, May 1). A Systematic Review of Nursing Home Palliative Care Interventions: Characteristics and Outcomes.. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21 (5), 583-596.e2. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2019.11.015
  • Carpenter, J., Miller, S. C., Kolanowski, A. M., Karel, M. J., Periyakoil, V. S., Lowery, J., et al (2019, March 1). Partnership to Enhance Resident Outcomes for Community Living Center Residents With Dementia: Description of the Protocol and Preliminary Findings.. Journal of gerontological nursing, 45 (3), 21-30. doi:10.3928/00989134-20190211-03
  • Carpenter, J., McDarby, M., Smith, D., Johnson, M., Thorpe, J. & Ersek, M. (2017, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 1). Associations between Timing of Palliative Care Consults and Family Evaluation of Care for Veterans Who Die in a Hospice/Palliative Care Unit.. Journal of palliative medicine, 20 (7), 745-751. doi:10.1089/jpm.2016.0477

See a full list of published work.

Presentations

  • Year:
    2023
    Title:
    Long-Term Care Staff and Resident Risk Perceptions During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing College of Geriatric Nursing Excellence Seminar Series
    Sponsoring Organization:
    Penn State
  • Year:
    2023
    Title:
    Implementation of a Nursing Home Telehealth Palliative Care Model for People Living with Dementia
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    NIA IMPACT Collaboratory (U54) Scientific Conference
    Sponsoring Organization:
    NIH
    Location:
    Bethesda MD
  • Year:
    2021
    Title:
    Partnering Staff and Families to Enhance Advance Care Planning for VA Community Living Center Residents with Dementia
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Focus on Aging: Federal Partners’ Webinar Series, End-of-Life Care
    Sponsoring Organization:
    National Institute on Aging
  • Year:
    2020
    Title:
    Honoring Preferences: The Consistency Between End-of-Life Care and a Veteran’s Goal for Comfort Care.
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Gerontological Society of America 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting
    Sponsoring Organization:
    GSA
  • Year:
    2019
    Title:
    Informed Consent in Clinical Trials for Persons with Dementia
    Conference/Meeting Name:
    Gerontological Society of America 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting
    Sponsoring Organization:
    GSA
    Location:
    Austin TX

Areas of Specialization

  • Gerontology; Palliative Care; Post-acute and Long-term Care in Nursing Homes

Media Appearances and Interviews

Honors/Awards

  • Name:
    New Investigator Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
    Date:
    2020
  • Name:
    Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing
    Sponsoring organization:
    Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
    Date:
    2018
  • Name:
    ACHPN® of the Year Award
    Sponsoring organization:
    Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center
    Date:
    2016
  • Name:
    Research Scholar
    Sponsoring organization:
    Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
    Date:
    2016
  • Name:
    Research Scholar
    Sponsoring organization:
    Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
    Date:
    2015
  • Name:
    Outstanding Poster Abstract, Predoctoral Scholar
    Sponsoring organization:
    NINR Symposium, Advancing Science Improving Lives
    Date:
    2015

Academic and Professional Activities

Professional

  • Date:
    2023 - 2023
    Organization:
    Planning Committee Member, 2023 Gerontological Society of America, Health Science Section
    Role:
    Program Organizer
  • Date:
    2023 - 2024
    Organization:
    State of the Science in Hospice and Palliative Care Program Committee
    Role:
    Program Organizer
  • Date:
    2022 - 2022
    Organization:
    Rutgers University Careers in Aging Week
    Role:
    Panel Participant
  • Date:
    2019 - Current
    Organization:
    Gerontological Advance Practice Nurses Association Leadership Institute Steering Committee
    Role:
    Program Organizer
  • Date:
    2018 - 2019
    Organization:
    Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Research Agenda Task Force
    Role:
    Committee Chair
  • Date:
    2017 - 2020
    Organization:
    Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Research Advisory Council
    Role:
    Committee Member
  • Date:
    2015 - 2016
    Organization:
    Gerontological Advance Practice Nurses Association Nominating Committee
    Role:
    Committee Chair
  • Date:
    2011 - 2012
    Organization:
    National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses Nursing Assistant Exam Development Committee
    Role:
    Committee Chair

Public

  • Date:
    2012 - Current
    Organization:
    TidalHealth Palliative Advisory Committee
    Role:
    Committee Member
  • Date:
    2021 - Current
    Organization:
    Coastal Hospice and Palliative Care Caregiver Academy
    Role:
    Guest Speaker