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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.

The OMA Mission

The OMA mission is to build bridges across age and cognitive limitations 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 to promote the well-being of people living with dementia by providing and facilitating art activities that […]

Student Interns

The Opening Minds through Art Internship program at FSU engages students from a variety of colleges to develop one-on-one relationships with our OMA artists (people living with dementia). Upon completion of the internship, students earn either credit hours or volunteer hours. Students begin OMA by completing a four hour, in-person training session led by an […]

2023 Cottrell Award presented to Dawn Carr ’09

Published: | 9:44 am | Posted in: In the News

The W. Fred Cottrell Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes Miami University gerontology graduate student alumni for outstanding leadership in the field of aging. Dawn Carr, who holds a doctorate in social gerontology from Miami University came back to Ohio to accept the Cottrell Award on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. She was kind enough to answer the […]

Fabio Correa

Fabio Andres Correa Duran – Research Engineer Email: fac23d@fsu.edu Website: nool.info CV: nool.info/cv Fabio is a physicist and data scientist who joined the Claude Pepper Center in 2023. His mission is disseminating knowledge and raising awareness of the challenges and opportunities of aging and health in social science and public policy. He is the lead […]

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 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 […]