Director of the Claude Pepper Center featured on Stats + Stories: A Dog’s Impact on Loneliness
Published: | 12:11 pm | Posted in: In the News
At the COVID pandemic’s seeming height, social media were filled with images and stories of people adopting pets. Individuals who might not have had time for a dog or a cat before lockdown suddenly did. Needing to walk a dog also gave people a reason to leave their homes at regular intervals. For some older […]
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 […]
Dawn Carr, Ph.D., cited in TIME article about the effects of losing a spouse on men
Published: | 9:31 am | Posted in: In the News
The widowhood effect is a phenomenon “in which both halves of a couple die in short succession.” This article features a recent study that looks into which groups are more at risk for this phenomenon, finding that men are more susceptible to dying after losing a spouse. Dr. Carr is cited to provide insight on […]