Emily A Largent JD, PhD, RN

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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

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1403 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS
Georgetown University, 2004.
BS (Nursing)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
PhD
Harvard University, 2016.
JD
Harvard Law School, 2016.
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Selected Publications

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.

Stites SD, Schumann R, Kuz C, Harkins K, Largent EA, Krieger A, Sankar P, Zuelsdorff M: Are Knowledge and Interpersonal Contact Cures for Alzheimer’s Stigma? Data From Caregivers Offer Clues. Stigma and Health January 2025.

TBD: Pursuing Fair and Just Compensation for Research Participants: An Open Letter to the Research Ethics Community. American Journal of Bioethics In Press 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 In Press 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.

Lynch HF, Largent EA, McCoy MS, Joffe S: Advancing Trust in Science: Institutional Obligations to Promote Research Integrity. Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics In Press 2025 Notes: Introduction to special issue.

Greenberg KS, Lynch HF, Nwakama C, Frumovitz J, Setru S, Johnson AM, Shah SM, Schadt L, McCoy MS, Hoffman AK, Largent EA: A Review of Public Comments Submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Response to the 2022 National Coverage Decision on Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Law and the Biosciences In Press 2025 Notes: Greenberg KS and Nwakama C were JD/MBE students. Setru S, Johnson AM, Shah SM were SUMR students as well as Penn Dental Students. Frumovitz J and Schadt L were Penn undergrads.

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 The Millbank Quarterly In Press 2025.

Peterson A, Largent EA, Karlawish J: Mind Care: The Moral Significance of the Dementia Caregiving Dyad. American Journal of Bioethics In Press 2025.

Largent EA, Grill JD, Karlawish J, Bleakley A: Visualizing the Recruitment Funnel: Results from A National Survey of U.S. Older Adults on Intention to Join an Alzheimer’s Secondary Prevention Trial and Intention to Ask A Study Partner. Alzheimer's & Dementia In Press 2025.

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