OMA Gallery
OMA Artwork All OMA artwork is created by people living with dementia (artists), who engage in abstract art sessions once a week. OMA projects are designed to enable creative expression and automony of the artists. As you scroll through the gallery, you will notice that each piece of art is unique! OMA Interns Our OMA […]
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” […]
Opening Minds Through Art
Research shows the following benefits to: People living with dementia: Student Interns (Source: https://scrippsoma.org/) The OMA Mission The OMA mission is to build bridges across age and cognitive differences through art, through providing meaningful social engagement between people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia and college student interns or volunteers. OMA’s overarching goal is […]
Support the CPC Mission
If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact on the lives of our growing aging population, as well as the faculty, staff, and students collaborating with us on our mission, we invite you to make a generous contribution to the Claude Pepper Center. By supporting this center through philanthropic giving, you play a vital […]
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 Stats + Stories: The Third Thirty Years of Life
Published: | 12:25 pm | Posted in: In the News
Retirement is a threshold – crossing a finish line of sorts. Dr. Dawn Carr, Director of the Claude Pepper Center and an associate professor at Florida State University in the Department of Sociology discusses the third age of life with Dr. John Bailer, Dr. John Bailer, emeritus professor of statistics at Miami University and Dr. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Claude Pepper Center Annual Report 2023
Published: | 11:16 am | Posted in: Dawn C. Carr, 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 […]
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 […]
Census 2010 Occupation Code-Occupational Information Network (O*NET) 26.1 Data
The Census 2010 Occupation Code-Occupational Information Network (O*NET) 26.1 Data (Census 2010-O*NET 26.1) provides a linkage between measures and variables provided in the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database (O*NET 26.1 Database at O*NET Resource center (https://www.onetcenter.org/) and detailed 2010 Census occupational codes. The primary aim of providing this dataset is to provide detailed occupational data […]
Census 2000 Occupation Code-Occupational Information Network (O*NET) 10.0 Data
The Census 2000 Occupation Code-Occupational Information Network (O*NET) 10.0 Data (Census 2000-O*NET 10.0) provides a linkage between measures and variables provided in the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database (O*NET 10.0 Database) at O*NET Resource center (https://www.onetcenter.org/db_releases.html) and detailed 2000 Census occupational codes. The primary aim of providing this dataset is to provide detailed occupational data […]
Census 2000 Occupation Code-Occupational Information Network (O*NET) 5.0 Data
The Census 2000 Occupation Code-Occupational Information Network (O*NET) 5.0 Data (Census 2000-O*NET 5.0) provides a linkage between measures and variables provided in the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) database (O*NET 5.0 Database at O*NET Resource center (https://www.onetcenter.org/db_releases.html) and detailed 2000 Census occupational codes. The primary aim of providing this dataset is to provide detailed occupational data […]
Work Environment and Wellbeing Project
In 2020, researchers from the University of Michigan and Florida State University (FSU) set out to create user-friendly datasets with detailed job characteristic information for use with survey data that are coded using Census occupation codes. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network Project (O*NET) program produces detailed data about occupational characteristics and worker requirements in the U.S. O*NET […]
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” […]
