Emily A Largent JD, PhD, RN
Emanuel and Robert Hart Associate Professor in Bioethics
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Division Chief, Medical Ethics, Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy
Department: Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Contact information
1403 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS
Georgetown University, 2004.
BS (Nursing)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
JD
Harvard Law School, 2016.
PhD
Harvard University, 2016.
Permanent linkBS
Georgetown University, 2004.
BS (Nursing)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
JD
Harvard Law School, 2016.
PhD
Harvard University, 2016.
Selected Publications
Pierson L, Gibert S, Orszag L, Sullivan H, Largent EA, Persad G: Bioethicists’ Views on Ethical Research: Results of the Views in Bioethics Survey. Ethics & Human Research In Press 2026.O’Brien K, Largent EA, Karlawish J: Communicating a Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia. JAMA July 2025 Notes: Peer reviewed.
McCoy MS, Gaines M, Joffe S, Kanter GP, Largent EA, Lo B, Lynch HF, Whelan A, Mello M: A Framework for Assessing the Permissibility of Academic Leaders’ Outside Activities. The Millbank Quarterly June 2025.
Lynch HF, Largent EA, McCoy MS, Joffe S: Advancing Trust in Science: Institutional Obligations to Promote Research Integrity. Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics June 2025 Notes: Introduction to special issue co-edited with Lynch HF, McCoy MS, and Joffe S.
Largent EA: Autistic People Shouldn't Be the Only Ones Worried by RFK Jr.'s Research Agenda. MedPage Today June 2025 Notes: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second-opinions/116138?trw=no.
Abadie R, Anderson , Eberts J, Lynch HF, Fisher J, Gelinas L, Largent EA, McNair L : Pursuing Fair and Just Compensation for Research Participants: An Open Letter to the Research Ethics Community. American Journal of Bioethics May 2025.
Largent EA, Kim Y, Karlawish J, Wexler A: Ethics from the Outset: Incorporating Ethical Considerations into the AI Tech Collaboratories’ Pilot Projects. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences May 2025 Notes: Special issue: The Era of AI-Enabled Wearables and Sensors: Pioneering Healthy aging and Independence in Older Adults: Research Practice. Yungee Kim completed this as her MBE capstone.
Peterson A, Largent EA, Karlawish J: Mind Care: The Moral Significance of the Dementia Caregiving Dyad. American Journal of Bioethics May 2025.
Mehl K, Morain SR, Largent EA: The Importance of Including Underserved Populations in Research. Pharmaceutical Medicine March 2025.
Stites SD, Largent EA, Brown L, Midgett SD, Sankar P, Krieger A : Deconstructing Alzheimer’s Stigma: Gender Identities Correspond with Patterns of Internalization and Judgment. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry: Open Science, Education, and Practice January 2025.