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David Carlston

Professor
College of Health Sciences
Department of Psychology
Email
carlston_d@utpb.edu

Dr. David Carlston serves as a Professor in the Department of Psychology. Dr. Carlston is a Licensed Psychologist in Texas and, in addition to his academic responsibilities, he carries a small private practice. His research interests focus, currently, is on the use of metaphor in therapy as related to clinical assessment, therapeutic alliance, and clinical outcome.

Education and Training

  • Licensed Psychologist, Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, 2007
  • Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Ohio University. 2004
  • M.S. in Clinical Psychology, Ohio University. 2001
  • B.S. in Psychology, Brigham Young University, 1997

Research Interests

Dr. Carlston’s research interests include the use of metaphor in clinical practice and effective teaching strategies.

Recent Research Activity

Carlston, D. L. (2025). Effects of mental health stigma on service utilization. Presentation at the 71st annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Little Rock, AR.

Carlston, D. L. (2024). Coding of clinically relevant metaphors. Poster presentation at the 70th annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, San Antonio, Texas.

Carlston, D. L. (2024). Gender stereotypes: Helping students see beyond social desirability. Southwestern Teachers of Psychology annual meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Dissanayake, S., Frankowski, S., Miles, J. R., Carlston, D., & Vandehey, M. (2024). Parenting styles and academic achievements as a function of ethnicity and socio-economic level. Poster presented to the American Psychological Association National Conference, Seattle, WA

Carlston, D. L. (2023). Self-generated metaphors for depression: A critical analysis. Presentation at the 69th annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Frisco, Texas.

Carlston, D. L. (2022). Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale: Relationship with internalizing symptom report. Presentation at the 68th annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Carlston, D. L. (2022). Excel as a tool for teaching writing skills and reducing plagiarism. Southwestern Teachers of Psychology annual meeting, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Courses

  • PSYC 6350, Intellectual Assessment
  • PSYC 6398, Master's Project
  • Accepting:
    • Master’s Thesis/Project Students