Institute Events

Pepper Institute Brownbag Series 

(12:00pm - 1:00pm in room 214 of the Pepper Center Bldg)

• October 17: Miles Taylor, “Race Differences in the Compression of Morbidity in the U.S.”

• October 31: Neil Charness, “A Human Factors Approach to Safe Mobility for Life”

• November 14: Hanna Jokinen-Gordon and Jill Quadagno, “Transmitting Cultural Health Capital: Parents’ Perceptions of Their Children’s Medical Treatment”

• December 5: Jason Barabas, “Informed Consent: Roll-Call Knowledge, the Mass Media, and Political Representation”

Pepper Institute Distinguished Speaker

November 2: 4:00pm - 5:00pm - Dr. Theda Skocpol will speak on Medicare reform. There is a reception that follows. Dr. Skocpol is a Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University, past president of the American Political Science Association, and current fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. Contact Gayla Kittendorf (gkittendorf@fsu.edu) if you are interested in meeting/dining with Theda.

Other Upcoming Events

This Spring there will be a speaker series related to the Successful Longevity initiative at FSU. Here are the dates and speakers so far:

1. February 21-23: Prof. Denise Park - "Maintaining a healthy brain: The scaffolding theory of aging and cognition."

2. March 11-14: Prof. Art Kramer - *title pending*

3. March 20-22: Prof. Liz Zelinski - "Extended practice training improves cognition in older adults."

*Locations for these speakers is To Be Announced*