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Professor
Portland State University
Paula Carder MA, PhD earned her B.S., West Virginia University, 1987; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1990; Ph.D., Portland State University, 1999. Dr. Carder is a professor with the School of Public Health and a researcher with PSU Institute on Aging. Her research focuses on socio-cultural aspects of housing and long-term care for older persons and adults with disabilities. Her research also explores the relationship between state regulatory requirements and daily practices associated with medication administration and staffing in assisted living and dementia care facilities. She conducts a state-wide survey of assisted living, memory care,and adult foster homes for the Oregon Department of Human Services. She also was the lead evaluator of a recent Oregon Health Authority-sponsored program to coordinate health and housing services for low-income residents of 11 publicly-subsidized apartment buildings.