Emily A Largent JD, PhD, RN
Emanuel and Robert Hart Assistant Professor in Bioethics
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
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.
PhD
Harvard University, 2016.
JD
Harvard Law School, 2016.
Permanent linkBS
Georgetown University, 2004.
BS (Nursing)
University of Pennsylvania, 2006.
PhD
Harvard University, 2016.
JD
Harvard Law School, 2016.
Selected Publications
Gaster B, Largent EA: What Makes a Better Life for People Facing Dementia? Toward Dementia-Friendly Social Policy, Medical Care, and Community Support in the United States. Hastings Center Report February 2024 Notes: Part of the special report: "Facing Dementia: Clarifying End-of-Life Choices, Supporting Better Lives"Erickson CM, Karlawish J, Grill JD, Harkins K, Landau SM, Rivera-Mindt MG, Okonkwo O, Petersen RC, Aisen PS, Weiner MW, Largent EA: A Pragmatic, Investigator-Driven Process for Disclosure of Amyloid PET Scan Results to ADNI-4 Research Participants The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease February 2024.
Erickson C, Largent EA: Diagnosing Preclinical and Prodromal Neurodegenerative Diseases: The Clinical Is Political JAMA Neurology February 2024 Notes: Peer-reviewed.
Largent EA, Lowers J, Pope TM, Quill TE, Wynia M: When People Facing Dementia Choose to Hasten Death: The Landscape of Current Ethical, Legal, Medical, and Social Considerations in the United States Hastings Center Report February 2024 Notes: Part of the special report: "Facing Dementia: Clarifying End-of-Life Choices, Supporting Better Lives"
London AJ, Karlawish J, Largent EA, Hey SP, McCarthy EP: Algorithmic Identification of Persons with Dementia for Research Recruitment: Ethical Considerations. Informatics for Health and Social Care January 2024.
Pierson L, Gibert S, Orszag L, Fei RY, Sullivan H, Persad G, Largent EA: Bioethicists Today: Results of the Views in Bioethics Survey. American Journal of Bioethics In Press 2024.
Nelson R, Kious B, Moore B, Largent EA, Blumenthal-Barby JS : The Problem with Suffering. American Journal of Bioethics In Press 2024.
The Aspen Institute: Improving Medicare at Home for Beneficiaries and Family Caregivers Recommendations from an Expert Working Group \{The Aspen Institute} 2024 Notes: https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/improving-medicare-at-home-for-beneficiaries-and-family-caregivers/
Largent EA, Peterson A, Harkins K, Coykendall C, Kleid M, Abera M, Stites SD, Karlawish J, Clapp JT: “A Raw Blessing” – Caregivers’ Experiences Providing Care to Persons Living with Dementia in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Law, Medicine, and Ethics December 2023.
Erickson CM, Wexler A, Largent EA: Alzheimer’s in the Modern Age: Ethical Challenges in the Use of Digital Monitoring to Identify Cognitive Changes. Informatics for Health and Social Care December 2023.