Gene D. Cohen, MD, PhD, Research Award in Creative Aging

The Gene D. Cohen, MD, PhD, Research Award in Creative Aging recognizes a professional whose research clearly provides evidence that creative activities and behaviors, particularly in the arts, can maintain and even improve the physical, emotional and cognitive well being of older adults.

The award recognizes and honors the seminal work of Dr. Gene Cohen, whose research in the field of creativity and aging has shifted the conceptual focus from a problem paradigm to one of promise and potential.  Dr. Cohen has inspired us to approach longevity asking what wonders can be achieved, not in spite of age, but because of age.  The award is presented annually to a professional whose research in the field of creativity and aging demonstrates these positive attributes.