Opening Minds Through Art- Art in the Libraries
Published: | 3:02 pm | Posted in: OMA News and Events, Uncategorized
The Opening Minds Through Art exhibit had its opening event on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025. This video was made the Art in the Library organization.
Dr. Dawn Carr Featured in Wallet Hub Article: Best & Worst States for Doctors
Published: | 12:22 pm | Posted in: In the News, Uncategorized
Medicine is changing rapidly, and the way it is taught and practiced has to change too. The industry faces an aging population, new regulations and technological breakthroughs. Dr. Dawn Carr was interviewed on how policy affects medical practice, issues facing doctors today, and more. Visit the article here
Opening Minds through Art: Jan. 18th & 19th Workshops
Published: | 12:04 pm | Posted in: Events, OMA News and Events, Uncategorized
Two OMA workshops were held at The Claude Pepper Center with the Scripps Opening Minds through Art (OMA) team from Oxford, Ohio. Guests created abstract art while learning about the evidence-based and research-backed OMA process. It was wonderful seeing how the “no-fail OMA art recipe” allowed everyone to express their inner artist. Guests had the […]
Opening Minds through Art: Connecting Generations through Art Making (Jan. 18th Lecture)
Published: | 1:49 pm | Posted in: Events, OMA News and Events, Uncategorized
Dr. Elizabeth Lokon (founder of Opening Minds through Art/OMA), Meghan Young (Associate Director, OMA) and Krysta Peterson (Assistant Director, OMA) join us at the Claude Pepper Center for a lecture titled “Opening Minds through Art: Connecting generations through art making.” For 16 years, Scripps Gerontology Center’s Opening Minds through Art (OMA) program has connected younger […]
Fall 2023 Art Show
Published: | 11:41 am | Posted in: OMA News and Events, Uncategorized
The OMA Art Show marks the end of the semester-long program. The art show celebrates the accomplishments of the artists (people living with dementia), honors the student interns, and raises awareness about dementia in the community.
From Expertise to Impact: Partnering With State and Federal Stakeholders to Change the Lives of Older Adults
Published: | 11:30 am | Posted in: Uncategorized
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 […]
FSU researchers use AI to prompt older adults’ participation in research
Published: | 6:38 am | Posted in: Uncategorized
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” […]