Claude Pepper Annual Report 2023

Published: | 11:16 am | Posted in: Reports

The Claude Pepper Center (CPC) is devoted to continuing the legacy of Senator Claude Pepper. Senator Pepper consistently pursues initiatives that seek to improve health, provide economic opportunity, and contribute to the social justice of all Americans, with a special emphasis on improving life for older people. To expand the reach and recognition of the […]

FSU researchers use AI to prompt older adults’ participation in research

Published: | 10:31 am | Posted in: In the News

In a new study, Florida State University researchers explore the challenges of recruiting and retaining older adults to participate in research. The study also marks the first step of a broad, interdisciplinary FSU effort to increasingly use artificial intelligence in research. In the study, published in The Gerontologist, Associate Professor of Sociology Dawn Carr identified core “motivation clusters” […]

Dr. Dawn Carr featured on Caregiver SOS podcast – The Ingredients to Healthy Aging

Published: | 12:48 pm | Posted in: In the News

Dr. Dawn Carr, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Claude Pepper Center in the College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, talks with Caregiver SOS on Air co-hosts Carol Zernial, M.A., nationally known gerontologist, and award winning veteran broadcaster and attorney, Ron Aaron, on the ingredients to healthy aging. Listen here

Remembering Senator Pepper’s legacy in the Tallahassee Democrat

Published: | 12:40 pm | Posted in: In the News

President of Claude Pepper Foundation, Thomas J. Spulak authored an op-ed remembering Senator Pepper’s legacy: “Senator Claude Pepper dedicated his life to helping those in need. Several of the partisan, progressive battles he fought during his career have made it easier for this country to come to a consensus on many prominent issues.” Read More

Dr. Dawn Carr featured on the Retirement Wisdom Podcast – Is Working Into Retirement Good for Your Brain?

Published: | 11:33 am | Posted in: In the News

We all want to stay sharp. Cognitive functioning is a key part of healthy aging. But is working longer helpful or harmful to your brain health? Well, it depends. In this episode of our retirement podcast, Dawn Carr of Florida State University discusses her insights from new research on the impact of working into retirement […]

From Expertise to Impact: Partnering With State and Federal Stakeholders to Change the Lives of Older Adults

Published: | 11:12 am | Posted in: Events

Dr. Kunkel’s talk focused on the important role that aging experts can play in shaping the well-being of older adults. She described critical problems facing older people, and policy, program, and clinical practice solutions that can lead to improved quality of life. This presentation included examples of applied research studies that Dr. Kunkel’s team conducted […]

Directors of FSU’s Claude Pepper Center and Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy present to RCCN

Published: | 3:21 pm | Posted in: In the News, Uncategorized

Dawn Carr, an associate professor of sociology and the director of FSU’s Claude Pepper Center, and Miles Taylor, a professor of sociology and director of FSU’s Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, present in a webinar Considering Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Differences When Studying Resilience organized by the Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN) and […]