{"id":480,"date":"2022-02-13T09:19:59","date_gmt":"2022-02-13T14:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/?page_id=480"},"modified":"2025-11-03T19:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T00:48:05","slug":"get-involved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/get-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-480\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-480-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-480-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-480-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" alt=\"Photo of a group of seniors laughing.\" class=\"attachment-full aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2022\/06\/getinvolved1.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-480-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-480-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" alt=\"Photo of a physician and patient interacting.\" class=\"attachment-full aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2022\/06\/getinvolved2.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-480-0-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-480-0-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" alt=\"Photo of a group of seniors.\" class=\"attachment-full aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/pepper-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/272\/2022\/06\/getinvolved3.jpg\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-480-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-480-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-480-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">For Community Members<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Nationally, Pepper Centers work to enhance function and independence in older adults through research. The UConn Pepper Center research program recognizes the huge variation present among older adults and aims to develop more effective interventions by precisely matching the right treatment to each older individual. Our mission is to find new pathways through science and medicine to \u201cAdd Life to Years\u201d for older adults.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-480-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Join Our Research Volunteer Registry<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are you or someone you know over the age of 60 interested in learning more about how to participate in age-related research and ongoing events sponsored by the UConn Center on Aging\u2019s Pepper Center?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By signing up for our Research Volunteer Registry, you will be notified about research studies of potential interest for which you may be eligible. You will also learn about ongoing community educational events hosted by the UConn Pepper Center. We do not share any information from the Research Volunteer Registry with any third parties. Call <a href=\"tel:860-679-3043\">860-679-3043<\/a> to learn more about the registry or to sign up!<\/p>\n<p>Or <a href=\"https:\/\/dev-redcap.uchc.edu\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=TWY77PRPHTN8LK8X\">sign up today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-480-1-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce\" data-index=\"5\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Community Advisory Board (CAB)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The UConn Pepper Center Community Advisory Board is made up of community stakeholders and community members who provide guidance and feedback for Pepper Center funded studies and community engagement activities. Members of our CAB include the following stakeholders:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-480-1-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 98.8801%; height: 408px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 24px;\">\n<h4><strong>CAB Member Name<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 24px;\">\n<h4><strong>Organization<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 24px;\">Maureen McIntyre<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 24px;\">Community Member; Former Executive Director, Association of Area Agencies on Aging of CT (N4A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 24px;\">Julia Evans-Starr<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 24px;\">President, Connecticut Community Care<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 24px;\">Mag Morelli<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 24px;\">President, LeadingAge Connecticut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 24px;\">Reverend Robyn Anderson<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 24px;\">Ministerial Health Fellowship<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 24px;\">Joel Cruz<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 24px;\">Urban Alliance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 24px;\">Georgia Powell<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 24px;\">Powell Health; Health and Wellness Strategist, Gerontologist, and Mental Health Instructor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 24px;\">Angela V\u00e1zquez<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 24px;\">Healthy Aging Program Coordinator, Connecticut Department of Aging and Disability Services, State Unit on Aging<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 24px;\">Brenda DelGado<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 24px;\">Retired, former (Non-profit) Executive Director, former Nursing Home Administrator, former National Black Caucus on Aging Fellow, former CT Health Foundation Leadership Fellow, former Health Program Administrator CT Department of Public Health<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 72px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 72px;\">Judith Zachs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 72px;\">Emeriti Board Member of UConn Foundation, Director of \u201cProject Older American\u201d at Southern Connecticut State University Department on Aging, Former Gerontologist at Hartford Hospital Department of Psychiatry, Investigated nursing home industry in Connecticut at the direction of Governor Ella Grasso resulting in the state requiring Social Workers in Nursing homes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 24px;\">Awilda Rodriguez-Murillo<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 24px;\">Director, South End Wellness Senior Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 96px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.7997%; height: 96px;\">Dr. Marie M. Spivey<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.2003%; height: 96px;\">Former co-chair of the New England Regional Health Equity; former CEO of the Charter Oak Terrace\/Rice Heights Health Center; former CT DPH Bureau Chief of Community Health, former Vice President of Community Involvement at Hartford Hospital, former Vice President of Health Equity at the CT Hospital Association, former Administrative Coordinator for the New Britain Connecticut Recovery Support Services Program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-480-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-480-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-480-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">UConn Pepper Center and Community Events<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">UConn Pepper Center staff are available to give presentations or set up an information table at community events and gatherings. Please contact us if you are interested in having someone from our organization attend your next event and let us know what aging health topics you would like to learn more about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Contact our Recruitment and Community Engagement Core Manager Lisa Pesce at <a href=\"tel:860-679-2305\">860-679-2305<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Community Members Nationally, Pepper Centers work to enhance function and independence in older adults through research. The UConn Pepper Center research program recognizes the huge variation present among older adults and aims to develop more effective interventions by precisely matching the right treatment to each older individual. 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