Overview
Dr. Krista Harrison is an Associate Professor in the UCSF School of Medicine, core faculty in the Division of Geriatrics and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS), and an Atlantic Senior Fellow of Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute. She co-leads the Vulnerable Aging Research Core within the UCSF Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Center that advises researchers on conducting primary data collection among older populations.
Dr. Harrison and her network of collaborators conduct research to improve care systems and policies for older adults living with, dying from, or grieving neurodegeneration and other serious illnesses. Our current work focuses on improving hospice and end-of-life care older adults with dementia and their care communities, using both "big data" (nationally representative surveys and Medicare claims) and multi-method qualitative data.
Project Highlight
Hospice & End-of-life care for people impacted by Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (HEARD) Study
Dr. Harrison is leading an interdisciplinary team of researchers and community partners in efforts to develop evidence-based recommendations for changes to practice and policy to improve end-of-life care for people with dementia and their families. Supported by NIH/NIA R01AG085347, we are currently recruiting former caregivers of people who died with dementia, hospice and palliative care professionals, and hospice organizations to tell us about their experiences and recommendations for improving care. Find out more, including how to get involved, here: https://heard.ucsf.edu/
