Jarmin Yeh, PhD, MPH, MSSW
Associate Professor
Institute for Health & Aging
School of Nursing
Jarmin Yeh, PhD, MPH, MSSW, is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Health & Aging, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, in the School of Nursing at UCSF. Their research broadly investigates social justice issues that impact the quality of life of community-dwelling older adults, people living with dementia, and caregivers.
Show full bio (140 words) Hide full bio
They serve as a Co-Director of the UCSF Emancipatory Sciences Lab, founded by Dr. Carroll L. Estes; are affiliated with the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and UCSF Bioethics; and teach in the UCSF Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership (MS-HAIL) Program. Prior to joining UCSF, Jarmin worked at The New York Academy of Medicine’s Social Work Leadership Institute, where they managed a national initiative funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation to bolster the social work workforce in aging. They serve on the board of directors for the Metta Fund, Community Living Campaign, California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics, and Head Over Heels Athletic Arts. Jarmin currently lives in San Francisco, California. A retired gymnast and former student-athlete, they still perform the occasional cartwheel.
Awards
Show all (14) Hide
- Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism Leadership (IDEAL) Academy, UCSF Office of Diversity and Outreach, 2023
- Early Career Diversity Fellowship Award, Mentoring and Career Development Technical Assistance, Gerontological Society of America, 2022
- Distinguished Dissertation Award in Sociology, UCSF School of Nursing, 2020
- Carroll Estes Scholarship Award, UCSF Social & Behavioral Sciences Department, 2018-2019
- Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR) Summer Fellow, Wayne State University & University of Michigan, 2016
- Student Fellow, Grantmakers in Aging, 2014
- John A. Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence Student Scholarship Award, UCSF School of Nursing, 2014
- Graduate Division Dean's Health Sciences Fellowship, UCSF Graduate Division, 2013
- Graduate Division Dean's Health Sciences Fellowship, UCSF Graduate Division, 2012
- John A. Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence Student Scholarship Award, UCSF School of Nursing, 2012
- Carroll Estes Scholarship Award, UCSF Social & Behavioral Sciences Department, 2012
- Graduate Scholar Award, Aging and Social Change Research Network, 2011
- New Ventures in Leadership (NVL) Fellow, American Society on Aging, 2009-2010
- John and Kathleen Gorman Public Health Humanitarian Award, Columbia University, 2007
Education & Training
Show all (4) Hide
- MSSW Social Enterprise Administration Columbia University
- MPH Urbanism and the Built Environment Columbia University
- BA Social Welfare University of California
- PhD Sociology University of California
Websites
Show all (11) Hide
- Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership Program (healthleadership.ucsf.edu)
- Head Over Heels Athletic Arts (hohathleticarts.com)
- Community Living Campaign (sfcommunityliving.org)
- Emancipatory Sciences Lab (emancipatorysciences.ucsf.edu)
- Phillip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (healthpolicy.ucsf.edu)
- Metta Fund (mettafund.org)
- CARING Lab (healthandaging.ucsf.edu)
- California Council on Gerontology and Geriatrics (ccgg.org)
- UCSF Bioethics (bioethics.ucsf.edu)
- ISO Matrix for Adult Protective Services (iso-matrix.info)
- AWARD Network (awardnetwork.ucsf.edu)
Grants and Projects
Show all (19) Hide
- The National Dementia Workforce Study, NIH, 2023-2028
- Evaluation of a New Cognitive Screening Approach in Primary Care Among Underserved Populations, California Department of Public Health, 2024-2028
- C-CARERS or Centering Caregivers in Alzheimer's Research on Equity, Representation, Services and Supports, California Department of Public Health, 2024-2028
- Caregivers As Partners in Care Teams (CAP-CT) Program, U.S. Administration for Community Living, 2023-2027
- Launching and Empowering a National Age-Friendly Health Systems Research Community, John A. Hartford Foundation, 2023-2026
- High Road Training Partnerships Resilient Workforce Fund Program: Caregiver Resiliency Teams & Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, Center for Caregiver Advancement, 2023-2026
- Aging in SROs: Building Capacity Toward an Anti-Racist and Age-Friendly Praxis, UCSF Resource Allocation Program, 2024-2025
- California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (CA-PAMR), California Department of Public Health (CDPH), 2020-2025
- Replicating the IHSS+ ADRD Training Project: Reducing the Social & Economic Impacts of Caregiving for Older Adults with ADRD in the IHSS System through Training, California Department of Public Health, 2022-2024
- Reducing the Social and Economic Impacts of Caregiving for Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) in the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) System through Training (IHSS+ ADRD Training Project), California Department of Public Health (CDPH), 2019-2024
- Evaluation of California GROWs: Growing a Resilient, Outstanding Workforce in the Home and Community, California Department of Aging, 2023
- Openhouse + OnLok Community Day Program, On Lok, 2022-2023
- In-depth Analysis on Indiana Adult Protective Services Operational Plan, Purdue University, 2022-2023
- Developing an Operational Plan for California Adult Protective Services Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, California Department of Social Services, 2021-2023
- Cultivating Connections: Experiential Learning for Personal, Institutional, and Community Wellness, UCSF Campus Life Services, 2022-2023
- Direct Care Workforce Factsheets, California Health Care Foundation, 2022
- California Partnership for Better Dementia Care, Alzheimer's Los Angeles, 2022
- Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures in California: Current Status and Future Projections, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), 2019-2021
- California Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review (CA-PAMR), California Department of Public Health (CDPH), 2018-2020
Publications (31)
Top publication keywords:
PhilosophyCity PlanningGeriatricsKnowledgeIndependent LivingCitiesSocial PlanningHospice CareDementiaDisabled PersonsGeriatriciansHome Care ServicesTerminal CareHealth PolicyResidence Characteristics
-
Reimagining Age-Friendly Communities: Urban Ageing and Spatial Justice, edited by Tine Buffel, Patty Doran and Sophie Yarker
Dismantling and Rebuilding Praxis for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: Toward an Emancipatory Approach 2024 Yeh J, Greenfield EA, Plasencia MZ -
“I just can't go back”: Challenging Places for Older Americans since the COVID-19 Pandemic Onset
SSM - Qualitative Research in Health 2024 Finlay J, Guzman V, Meltzer G, O'Shea B, Yeh J -
Handbook on Aging and Place, edited by Malcolm Cutchin and Graham D. Rowles
Aging in Third Places 2024 Finlay J, Cannon M, Meltzer G, Yeh J -
Building Back Better: Going Big with Emancipatory Sciences.
Journal of aging & social policy 2023 Estes CL, DiCarlo NB, Yeh JC -
California's Direct Care Workforce: Who They Are, the Work They Do, and Why It Matters
California's Direct Care Workforce: Who They Are, the Work They Do, and Why It Matters 2023 Hunt L, Yeh J, Fix M
Show all (26 more) Hide
-
Enhancing Dementia Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of In-Home Supportive Services Caregivers Through Online Training.
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society 2022 Yeh J, Pond B, Beld M, Garcia A, Mauricio J, Mata-Pacheco J, Eldridge C, Ross L -
Emancipatory Visions: Using Visual Methods to Coconstruct Knowledge with Older Adults.
The Gerontologist 2022 Reyes L, Shellae Versey H, Yeh J -
Engagement and Advocacy of Community-Based Organizations Serving Older Adults in Native American, Rural, and Homeless Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Journal of aging & social policy 2022 Yeh J, Holley L, Ford CD, Guest MA -
Entwined Oppressions: Historicizing Anti-Asian Violence in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Era.
The Public policy and aging report 2022 Yeh JC, Nham K, Estes CL -
Age-Friendly for Whom? An Aperture to the Lived Experiences of Older San Franciscans.
The Gerontologist 2022 Yeh J -
Building an advocacy model to improve the dementia-capability of health plans in California.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2021 Hollister BA, Yeh J, Ross L, Schlesinger J, Cherry D -
Improving End-of-Life Care for Persons Living With Dementia: Bereaved Caregivers' Observations and Recommendations.
Journal of pain and symptom management 2021 Yeh JC, Newman J, Main R, Hunt LJ -
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Facts and Figures in California: Current Status and Future Projections
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Facts and Figures in California: Current Status and Future Projections 2021 Ross L, Beld M, Yeh J -
Precarity, USA
Generations Today 2021 Estes C, Yeh J, DiCarlo N. -
Community Gerontology: A Framework for Research, Policy, and Practice on Communities and Aging.
The Gerontologist 2019 Greenfield EA, Black K, Buffel T, Yeh J -
The Gerontological Imagination: An Integrative Paradigm of Aging by K. Ferraro. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2018, 224 pages. Book Review
Social Forces 2019 Yeh J -
The Dementia Cal MediConnect Project: Improving dementia care via the California duals demonstration
Generations 2019 Hollister B, Yeh J, Ross L, Schlesinger J, Cherry D -
Generations Can Connect for Empowerment: Five Ways Forward
Aging Today 2018 Yeh J, DiCarlo N, Estes C. -
Contemporary Cultural Norms from the Vantage Point of a Younger Woman of Color
Generations 2018 Yeh J -
"I Feel Trapped": The Tension Between Personal and Structural Factors of Social Isolation and the Desire for Social Integration Among Older Residents of a High-Crime Neighborhood.
The Gerontologist 2018 Portacolone E, Perissinotto C, Yeh JC, Greysen SR -
America Must Invest In Its Next Generations
Generations 2017 Accius J, Yeh J -
Building Inclusion: Toward an Aging- and Disability-Friendly City.
American journal of public health 2016 Yeh JC, Walsh J, Spensley C, Wallhagen M -
Architecture, Materiality and Society edited by Anna-Lisa Muller and Werner Reichman
The lure of restoration: Transforming buildings and bodies for ever-longer life 2015 Yeh J -
101+ Careers in Gerontology (Second Edition) by C. Joanne Grabinski
Book Review 2015 Yeh J -
Advancing family health through the Garden of Eatin': on-site food gardens in early childhood education.
American journal of public health 2015 Chaufan C, Yeh J, Sigal B -
You Can't Walk or Bike Yourself Out of the Health Effects of Poverty: Active School Transport, Child Obesity, and Blind Spots in the Public Health Literature
Critical Public Health 2014 Chaufan C, Yeh J, Ross L, Fox P -
Exploring the Associations Between Active School Transport, Child Obesity, and Child Poverty in California
Journal of Behavioral Health 2013 Chaufan C, Yeh J, Ross L, Fox P -
Through their Eyes: Using Photovoice and Photo Elicitation in Research with LGBQ Older Adults
The International Journal of Aging and Society 2012 Yeh J -
The safe routes to school program in California: an update.
American journal of public health 2012 Chaufan C, Yeh J, Fox P -
Parental Views on Active Commuting and Choice of Mode of School Transport
Journal of Behavioral Health 2012 Chaufan C, Yeh J, Ross L, Fox P -
Public Markets and Community Health: An Examination
Public Markets and Community Health: An Examination 2006 Moon JR, Kraft MK, Brown L, Yeh J