Robert B. Carpenter, MS, MT(ASCP)

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree—Economics, University of Illinois
• Master’s Degree—Laboratory Management, Brigham Young University
• Internship—Medical Technology Internship, Carle Foundation School of Medical Technology

Certifications/Affiliations

• American Society of Clinical Pathologists
• Clinical Laboratory Management Association

Research Interests

• Laboratory stewardship
• Pediatric hospital laboratory medicine
• Laboratory outreach/laboratory networking
• Technical operations assessment/quality improvement

Awards

• PLUGS Member of the Year (2015)

Recent Publications

• Carpenter RB, Miles JR. Data analytics tools for test utilization management: Medical Laboratory Management. 2017 Dec;6(10):24–7.
• Dickerson, JA, et al. Transforming laboratory utilization review into laboratory stewardship: guidelines by the PLUGS National Committee for Laboratory Stewardship. JALM. Published August 2017.