Jarmin Yeh

Jarmin Yeh, PhD, MPH, MSSW, is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences at the School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco (UCSF). They are also a sociologist, gerontologist, and age-friendly cities/health researcher working to advance social justice for older adults, people with dementia, and caregivers.

• Director of the CARING (Community Action Research in Gerontology) Lab, focusing on community-based, interdisciplinary health equity projects
• Co-director of the UCSF Emancipatory Sciences Lab, originally founded by Dr. Carroll L. Estes

Research and Community Impact

• Core focus: Health equity in aging, dementia care systems, age-friendly city design, and anti-Asian racism during the pandemic
• Key projects: Competency training for home care workers, 4Ms Framework for age-friendly health systems, and visual methods co-research with older adults

Affiliations

• Affiliate faculty at UCSF Healthforce Center, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, and Bioethics
• Instructor for UCSF Master of Science in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership (MS-HAIL) Program
• Board member of Metta Fund, Community Living Campaign, and other aging/disability advocacy groups