
Sarah Bricker-Carter, PhD
My research program examines how interpersonal processes influence suicide risk and psychopathology, with a strong focus on military couples. I pursue two primary lines of inquiry:
(1) identifying how everyday interactions shape psychiatric symptoms and suicide risk, and
(2) developing and evaluating interventions that strengthen interpersonal connection and relationships as a means to promote mental well-being and reduce suicide and other harmful behaviors.
Senior Fellow, University of Washington School of Public Health, Department of Health Services, 2018-2019 Postdoctoral Fellow, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Research & Development, Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation for Veteran-Centered and Value-Driven Care, 2018-2019
Carter, S. P., Cobb, E., Novak, L. A., Ekman, E., Ton, A., LaCroix, M., & Holloway, M. (2024). The importance of romantic relationships in preventing suicide. Journal of Family Theory & Review. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12559 |
Carter, S. P., Renshaw, K. D., Allen, E., Markman, H., & Stanley, S. (2020). Everything here is fine: Protective Buffering by military spouses during a deployment. Family Process, 59(3), 1261-1274. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12457 |
Carter, S. P., Loew, B., Allen, E., Osborne, L., Stanley, S., & Markman, H. (2015). Distraction during deployment: Marital relationship associations with spillover for deployed Army soldiers. Military Psychology, 27, 108-114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/mil0000067 |
Carter, S. P. & Renshaw, K. (2016). Spousal communication during military deployments: A review. Journal of Family Issues, 37, 2309-2332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513X14567956 |
Area of Research
Institution Affiliations
HJF Research Assistant & Professor of Medical & Clinical Psychology in support of Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress