• Pepper Associate and Claude Pepper Center Director Dawn Carr, Ph.D. elected to Gerontological Society of America board

    Dr. Carr will begin her term on January 1, 2027. Her research continues to illuminate how engagement, relationships, and life experiences shape health and resilience in later adulthood.

  • Miles Taylor, Ph.D. Receives Clinical Catalyst Grant

    In collaboration with Dr. R. Kelley Myers, Dr. Taylor's research aims to make end-of-life planning easier and more accessible for patients and families while helping reduce unnecessary medical treatments and costs.

    More on the Grant

  • Closing the Chapter on CAnD3

    As part of CAnD3's culminating keynote event, Dr. Miles Taylor served as a judge for the organization's final pitch competition alongside other leaders in the field of aging. The event marked the close of CAnD3's six-year training program.

    More on the Grant

  • Safe Mobility for Life

    UNDERSTAND the impact that aging has on driving. BE PROACTIVE about safe driving skills. PLAN for a safe transition from driving. Visit SafeMobilityFL.com to take the first step in achieving safe mobility for life!

    Learn More at Safe Mobility Florida

Director’s Welcome

Within the next 15 years, the United States will achieve a pivotal marker of population aging: 20% of Americans will be retirement age or older. This shift brings substantial opportunities and challenges for policies and planning at local and national levels. As we ready ourselves for a future in which we are aging as individuals and as a nation, it is critical that expertise on aging translates to both high quality research and real-world solutions. Across our different projects and areas of focus, tying us together is our mission to improve and enrich the lives of older adults.

For more than 4 decades, the Pepper Institute has focused on issues central to the lives of older adults. Today, we are an engaged group of multidisciplinary faculty, students, and stakeholders comprising a vibrant center of thought leadership, academic and applied research, and community engagement. We are home to several research initiatives including our collaborative research and consulting hub ARCHI and an international fellowship program on population aging (Pepper International Fellows). These initiatives extend our expertise to decision makers and future scholars across the nation and the world.

In partnership with community and state leaders, we house the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), which offers roughly 100 courses per year geared to older adults in our area. We also support The Safe Mobility for Life Coalition, funded by the Florida Department of Transportation to improve the safety, access, and mobility of Florida’s aging road users.

Together, we engage in award winning research, consult on today’s most pressing policy issues, train the next generation of leaders in aging, and remain a bustling location of education and engagement for older adults. As a fourth generation Floridian, I have been proud to call the Pepper Institute and FSU my professional home for more than decade. I invite you to look around, see the exciting things going on , and connect with us!

Miles G. Taylor, Ph.D.

Director, Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy

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Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy

For over 40 years, the Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy has served as the hub for multidisciplinary research on aging at Florida State University.

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The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at FSU

OLLI at FSU is a scholarly and exciting program of classes targeted to mature adults who want to learn in a stress-free environment.

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Safe Mobility for Life Coalition

Since 2009, the Pepper Institute has received grants from the Florida Department of Transportation to support the work of the Safe Mobility for Life Coalition.