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John Anthony Carpenter

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John Anthony Carpenter (Photo: Rutgers Alcohol Studies Archive)

John Anthony Carpenter (1924-2001) began working with the Center of Alcohol Studies at Yale University in 1954 and moved to its new location at Rutgers University in 1962. During his career, Carpenter was one of the first to focus on the effect of alcohol on aggression, conduction, and visual reaction time. Carpenter was the director of the Center of Alcohol Studies from 1975 until 1981, and editor of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol from 1992 to 1994.


Biography

Born in Nice, France, John Anthony (Tony) Carpenter was very well known as an innovator in the field of alcohol studies. In 1945, he joined in the Air Force and was a veteran of General Claire Chenault’s 14 Air Force. He received both B.A. and M.A. degrees in experimental psychology at John Hopkins University. In 1954, Carpenter received his PhD at Brown University. He finished his postdoctoral fellowship at Yale University. 

Carpenter began studying in the alcohol and substance field at Yale University in 1954. However, in 1964, he moved with the center to its new location at Rutgers University in New Jersey. During the beginning of his career, Carpenter built his reputation as a young innovative researcher. He was amongst the first to focus on topics such as the effects on alcohol on aggression, conduction, and visual reaction time.  He authored several scholarly publications and contributed diligently to the Journal of Studies on Alcohol. Furthermore, Carpenter served as the director of the Center of Alcohol Studies from 1975 until 1981. In 1996, Carpenter was named Professor Emeritus, but he remained highly active as managing editor and vice president of the journal's corporation.


Career Highlights

Dr. Carpenter began his career in 1954. During the beginning of his career, he was known as a young researcher who focused on substance abuse problems related to alcohol and aggression. Dr. Carpenter wrote and co-authored several scholarly publications and was frequent editor for the Journal of Alcohol Studies. He was the Director of the Center of Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University for six years.

1924     Born in Nice, France   
1945     Serves in General Claire Chenault’s 14th Air Force   
1950     Receives BA in Experimental Psychology at John Hopkins University   
1951     Receives MA in Experimental Psychology at John Hopkins University   
1954     Receives PhD in Psychology from Brown University; joins the Center of Alcohol Studies at Yale   
1962     Relocates with center to Rutgers University   
1975     Named director of the Center of Alcohol Studies   
1981     Steps down as director   
1996     Named professor emeritus at Rutgers University   
2001     Dies February 27, 2001 in Baltimore, Maryland


Selected Publications


From the Digital Alcohol Studies Archives