Paula Carder, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Office: URBN 470R Phone: 503-725-5144 Fax: 503-725-5100 E-mail: carderp@pdx.edu

Interests

Institutional and socio-cultural attitudes about aging, frailty, and dementia; long-term care policies and practices; consumer demand and responses to long-term care; categories of senior housing; and qualitative methods for studying institutional and organizational practices

Projects

Dr. Carder has been the PI and co-PI of studies funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality, National Institute on Aging, Oregon Partners for Alzheimer's Research, and Oregon's Seniors and Persons with Disabilities. Current and recent projects include an evaluation of Oregon's long-term care systems, an ethnographic study of medication management practices in dementia care facilities, and a pilot study of barriers and opportunities for sustainable practices in senior housing.

Selected Publications

Eckert, J.K., Carder, P.C., Morgan, L.A., Frankowski, A.C., Roth, E.  (2009). Inside Assisted Living. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Carder, P.C., Zimmerman, S., Schumacher, J.G.  (2009). Understanding the intersection of individual needs and choices with organizational practices:  The case of medication management in assisted living.  The Gerontologist, 49, 463-473.

Carder, P.C. (2008). Managing medication management in assisted living: A situational analysis. Journal of Ethnography and Qualitative Research, 3(1), 1-12.

Carder, P.C., Morgan, L.M., & Eckert, J.K. (Winter 2006). Small Board-and-Care Homes in the Age of Assisted Living. Generations 29(4), 24-31.

Jenkens, R., Carder, P.C., Maher, L. (2005). The Coming Home Program: Creating a state road map for affordable assisted living policy, programs, and demonstrations.  In J. Pynoos (Ed.), Linking Housing and Services for Older Adults Obstacles, Options, and Opportunities. Binghampton, NY: Haworth Press.