Benjamin T. Mast, PhD, ABPP

Professor

Education

• Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Wayne State University
• B.A. Psychology, Calvin College

Research Interest

Dementia, Alzheimer's disease, late life depression, geriatric neuropsychology, geropsychology, person-centered perspectives on Alzheimer's disease.

Books

• Mast, B.T. (2011).  Whole Person Dementia Assessment. Health Professions Press. Baltimore, MD.
• Mast, B.T. (2014). Second Forgetting: Remembering the Power of the Gospel in Alzheimer's Disease.  Zondervan/HarperCollins.  Grand Rapids, MI.
• Lichtenberg, P.A., & Mast, B.T. (2015). Handbook of Clinical Geropsychology.  Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
• Mast, B.T., & Yochim, B. (2017).  Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia.  Boston, MA: Hogrefe Publishing Corp. 

Recent Publications

• DiGasbarro, D., Simon, D., & Mast, B.T. (2023). Providing services to family members. In S. Bush & B. Yochim (Eds). Handbook of Geriatric Neuropsychology: Practice Essentials, 2^nd edition. Taylor & Francis.
• Mast, B. T., *Ertle, E. M., Kolanowski, A., Mountain, G., Moniz-Cook, E., & Halek, M. (2022). Person-centered assessment of apathy and resistance to care in people living with dementia: Review of existing measures. Alzheimer's & dementia (New York, N. Y.), 8(1), e12316. https://doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12316
• Mast, B. T., Fiske, A., & Lichtenberg, P. A. (2022). Assessment: A foundational geropsychology knowledge competency. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 29(1), 43–58. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000055
• Mast, B.T., Molony, S.L., Nicholson, N., Keefe, C.K., & *DiGasbarro, D. (2021). Person-centered assessment of people living with dementia: review of existing measures. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
• Midden, A. J., & Mast, B.T. (2021). Medical help-seeking intentions for cognitive impairment by the patient. Aging & mental health, 1–8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2021.1910791
• Yochim, B. P., & Mast, B. T. (2021). Psychological assessment of neurocognitive disorders.  In S. Willis & W. Schaie (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of aging (9th ed.). San Diego, CA: Elsevier.

Courses Often Taught

• Aging: Science & Stories
• Clinical Geropsychology
• Adult Neuropsychology
• Multivariate Statistics
• Introduction to Psychology
• Psychological Assessment