Publications

For a comprehensive collection of scholarly articles published in peer-reviewed journals authored by the Institute for Health and Aging's (IHA) faculty and staff, please visit our publications page. 

Publications

Other Publication Types

Websites
  • Sound Health Network: The Sound Health Network aims to promote research and public awareness about the impact of music on health and wellness. The Sound Health Network is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco. It is a project of IHA faculty, Karen Chan Barrett.
  • The World Library is a curated list of international literature on people living alone with cognitive impairment. Developed as part of the Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment (LACI) Project which aims to enhance the well-being of people living alone with cognitive impairment in the United States. 
Podcasts
Blogs
Videos

The Neuroscience of Creativity - University of California Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, Mini Medical School for the Public - lecture by Karen Chan Barrett

 

News

Explore the latest news articles highlighting IHA's work.

Alone with dementia: Solo adults often slip through caregiving cracks

IHA Sociologist Elena Portacolone, leading the Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment Project at UCSF, highlights the challenges faced by the estimated 4.3 million older adults in the U.S. living alone with cognitive impairment or dementia, emphasizing their vulnerability and the systemic gaps in caregiving.

Read Alone with Dementia

Future of Sexual and Reproductive Health Research (FOR) Kenya Program Workshop

Lauren Suchman, IHA assistant professor, joined experts at Maseno University and facilitated a workshop focusing on advancing sexual and reproductive health research in Kenya through the Future of Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Program.

Learn About the Workshop

Training Adolescent Girls and Young Women to Design and Conduct Studies on Quality of SRH Care

Researchers at UCSF's IHA and Maseno University are partnering on a Packard Foundation-funded project to train adolescent girls and young women in Kenya to design and conduct studies on sexual and reproductive health, aiming to fill critical research gaps and amplify community voices.

Read about the project