Elena Portacolone, PhD, MBA, MPH
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| Title(s) | Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging |
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| School | School of Nursing |
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| Address | 490 Illinois Street, #122D
San Francisco CA 94158
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| Phone | 510-830-9309 |
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Biography
| Universita’ degli Studi di Torino | Laurea | 1995 | Political Sciences |
| University of California, Berkeley | Master | 2004 | Business Administration (MBA) |
| University of California, Berkeley | Master | 2004 | Public Health (MPH) |
| University of California, San Francisco | Ph.D. | 2011 | Sociology |
| Alzheimer’s Association | 2022 | | Dale Schenk Alzheimer’s Association Research Roundtable Grant Award |
| National Institute on Aging | 2017 | | Research Loan Repayment Program |
| UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute | 2016 | | KL2 First-year Scholar Program |
| Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF | 2010 | | Carroll Estes Fellowship |
| Graduate Division, UCSF | 2010 | | Graduate Dean’s Health Science Award |
| Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF | 2010 | | Anselm Strauss Fellowship |
| American Association University Women | 2010 | | Silver Jubilee Scholarship |
| Sigma Xi | 2009 | | Sigma Xi Scholarship |
| UC Humanities Research Institute | 2009 | | White Fellowship |
| Soroptimist Association of Northern California | 2009 | | Soroptimist Fellowship |
| Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF | 2009 | | Virginia Olesen Fellowship |
| Graduate Division, UCSF | 2008 | | Graduate Dean’s Health Science Award |
| School of Nursing, UCSF | 2007 | | Andrew Scholarship Fund |
| Graduate Division, UCSF | 2007 | | Graduate Dean’s Health Science Award |
| Sigma Xi | 2007 | | Sigma Xi Scholarship |
| Women Health Care Executives | 2007 | | Lynn Adamson Memorial Scholarship |
| Graduate Division, UCSF | 2006 | | Graduate Dean’s Health Science Award |
| LifeLong Medical Care | 2005 | | LifeLong Medical Care Scholarship |
| Graduate Division, UCSF | 2005 | | Graduate Dean’s Health Science Award |
| Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley | 2003 | | David Starkweather Fellowship in Health Services Management |
Overview
Dr. Elena Portacolone is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Institute for Health & Aging and a Pepper Center Scholar at the Division of Geriatric Medicine at UCSF. She is also affiliated with the Philip Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, and the Global Health Sciences Institute, both at UCSF. Her research aims at developing equitable policies and programs for older adults living alone with cognitive impairment in the United States, and worldwide, including ethical use of artificial intelligence. Dr. Portacolone is also designing and evaluating national interventions to increase the representation of communities of color in clinical trials on dementia.
Dr. Portacolone completed her undergraduate degree in political sciences (international major) at the University of Turin, Italy. After working in the corporate sector in the United Kingdom, she completed an MPH degree at School of Public Health at UC Berkeley, an MBA degree at the Haas Business at UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Sociology in the Department of Social and Behavioral Science at UCSF. Dr. Portacolone is an alumna of the Butler-Williams program at the National Institute on Aging and of the Health Disparities Institute at the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities.
Dr. Portacolone has research experience in studying cognitive impairment, older adults who are racial/ethnic minorities, innovative recruitment strategies, as well as artificial intelligence and other technologies to support people with cognitive impairment age in place. She has led six investigations that focus on identifying barriers and facilitators to acute and long-term services and supports, increasing engagement of racial/ethnic minorities in dementia research, social integration, and emergency preparedness in vulnerable older adults, the majority of them living alone. The majority of study participants in her studies belong to racial/ethnic minorities. She has received extensive training in cognitive impairment, ethics, and advanced qualitative methods, as well as mixed methods.
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A Prospective Multicenter Longitudinal Analysis of Suicidal Ideation among Long-COVID-19 Patients. Healthcare (Basel). 2024 Jan 23; 12(3).
Costanza A, Amerio A, Aguglia A, Magnani L, Alexander J, Maiorano A, Richard-Lepouriel H, Portacolone E, Berardelli I, Pompili M, Serafini G, Amore M, Nguyen KD. PMID: 38338174; PMCID: PMC10855095.
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Should Artificial Intelligence Play a Role in Cultivating Social Connections Among Older Adults? AMA J Ethics. 2023 Nov 01; 25(11):E818-824.
Portacolone E, Feddoes DE. PMID: 38085584.
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Should artificial intelligence play a role in cultivating social connections among older adults?. AMA J Ethics. 2023; 11(25):818-824.
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Perceptions of the Role of Living Alone in Providing Services to Patients With Cognitive Impairment. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 08 01; 6(8):e2329913.
Portacolone E, Nguyen TT, Bowers BJ, Johnson JK, Kotwal AA, Stone RI, Keiser S, Tran T, Rivera E, Martinez P, Yang Y, Torres JM, Covinsky KE. PMID: 37594759; PMCID: PMC10439475.
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A call to address structural barriers to Hispanic/Latino representation in clinical trials on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: A micro-meso-macro perspective. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2023 Apr-Jun; 9(2):e12389.
Aranda MP, Marquez DX, Gallagher-Thompson D, Pérez A, Rojas JC, Hill CV, Reyes Y, Dilworth-Anderson P, Portacolone E. PMID: 37287471; PMCID: PMC10242183.
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Understanding the concept of trust and other factors related to COVID-19 vaccine intentions among Black/African American older adults prior to vaccine development. SSM Qual Res Health. 2023 Jun; 3:100230.
Harris OO, Perry TE, Johnson JK, Lichtenberg P, Washington T, Kitt B, Shaw M, Keiser S, Tran T, Vest L, Maloof M, Portacolone E. PMID: 36785539; PMCID: PMC9898052.
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Factors related to COVID-19 vaccine intention in Latino communities. PLoS One. 2022; 17(11):e0272627.
Perez A, Johnson JK, Marquez DX, Keiser S, Martinez P, Guerrero J, Tran T, Portacolone E. PMID: 36378633; PMCID: PMC9665385.
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Addressing Suicide Risk in Patients Living With Dementia During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond. Gerontologist. 2022 08 12; 62(7):956-963.
Portacolone E, Byers AL, Halpern J, Barnes DE. PMID: 35365827; PMCID: PMC9372890.
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Putting participants and study partners FIRST when clinical trials end early. Alzheimers Dement. 2022 12; 18(12):2736-2746.
Largent EA, Walter S, Childs N, Dacks PA, Dodge S, Florian H, Jackson J, Llibre Guerra JJ, Iturriaga E, Miller DS, Moreno M, Nosheny RL, Obisesan TO, Portacolone E, Siddiqi B, Silverberg N, Warren RC, Welsh-Bohmer KA, Edelmayer RM, Participant FIRST Work Group. PMID: 35917209; PMCID: PMC9926498.
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Increasing engagement of Hispanics/Latinos in clinical trials on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Alzheimers Dement (N Y). 2022; 8(1):e12331.
Marquez DX, Perez A, Johnson JK, Jaldin M, Pinto J, Keiser S, Tran T, Martinez P, Guerrero J, Portacolone E. PMID: 35910673; PMCID: PMC9322823.
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The Living Alone with Cognitive Impairment Project's Policy Advisory Group on Long-Term Services and Supports: Setting a Research Equity Agenda. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 05 16; 19(10).
Portacolone E, Torres JM, Johnson JK, Benton D, Rapp T, Tran T, Martinez P, Graham C. PMID: 35627558; PMCID: PMC9141001.
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Difficulties with Activities of Daily Living and Receipt of Care Among Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: Differences Between Those Living Alone and Those Living with Others. J Alzheimers Dis. 2022; 89(1):31-37.
Yang Y, Swinnerton K, Portacolone E, Allen IE, Torres JM, Duchowny K. PMID: 35871333; PMCID: PMC10117199.
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The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lived Experience of Diverse Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment. Gerontologist. 2021 02 23; 61(2):251-261.
Portacolone E, Chodos A, Halpern J, Covinsky KE, Keiser S, Fung J, Rivera E, Tran T, Bykhovsky C, Johnson JK. PMID: 33404634; PMCID: PMC7901518.
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Use of Services by People Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review. Innov Aging. 2021; 5(1):igab004.
Rosenwohl-Mack A, Dubbin L, Chodos A, Dulaney S, Fang ML, Merrilees J, Portacolone E. PMID: 33796795; PMCID: PMC7990060.
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Earning the Trust of African American Communities to Increase Representation in Dementia Research. Ethn Dis. 2020; 30(Suppl 2):719-734.
Portacolone E, Palmer NR, Lichtenberg P, Waters CM, Hill CV, Keiser S, Vest L, Maloof M, Tran T, Martinez P, Guerrero J, Johnson JK. PMID: 33250619; PMCID: PMC7683027.
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Social Isolation, Social Integration and Intervention. Generations. 2020.
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Multi-cultural perspectives on group singing among diverse older adults. Geriatr Nurs. 2020 Nov - Dec; 41(6):1006-1012.
Allison TA, Nápoles AM, Johnson JK, Stewart AL, Rodriguez-Salazar M, Peringer J, Sherman S, Ortez-Alfaro J, Villero O, Portacolone E. PMID: 32778434; PMCID: PMC7738424.
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Expectations and Concerns of Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment About Their Relationship With Medical Providers: A Call for Therapeutic Alliances. Qual Health Res. 2020 08; 30(10):1584-1595.
Portacolone E, Covinsky KE, Johnson JK, Halpern J. PMID: 32564681; PMCID: PMC7398607.
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Seeking a Sense of Belonging. Generations. 2020; 44(3):1-8.
Portacolone E, Johnson JK, Halpern J, Kotwal A. PMID: 37583626; PMCID: PMC10426317.
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Ethical Issues Raised by the Introduction of Artificial Companions to Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment: A Call for Interdisciplinary Collaborations. J Alzheimers Dis. 2020; 76(2):445-455.
Portacolone E, Halpern J, Luxenberg J, Harrison KL, Covinsky KE. PMID: 32250295; PMCID: PMC7437496.
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Walking the Tightrope between Study Participant Autonomy and Researcher Integrity: The Case Study of a Research Participant with Alzheimer's Disease Pursuing Euthanasia in Switzerland. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2019 12; 14(5):483-486.
Portacolone E, Covinsky KE, Johnson JK, Rubinstein RL, Halpern J. PMID: 31179811; PMCID: PMC6884661.
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The Precarity of Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment. Gerontologist. 2019 03 14; 59(2):271-280.
Portacolone E, Rubinstein RL, Covinsky KE, Halpern J, Johnson JK. PMID: 29373676; PMCID: PMC6417768.
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A framework to identify precarity in data collection and analysis: Toward a global precarity index. In A. M. Grenier, C. Philippson, & R. A. Settersten (Eds.), Precarity and Ageing: Understanding Changing Forms of Risk and Vulnerability in Later Life. London: Polity Press (In Press). 2018.
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"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. Gerontologist. 2018 Jan 18; 58(1):79-88.
Portacolone E, Perissinotto C, Yeh JC, Greysen SR. PMID: 28329804; PMCID: PMC5881710.
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On Living Alone with Alzheimer's Disease. Care Wkly. 2018; 2018:1-4.
Portacolone E. PMID: 30637409; PMCID: PMC6329451.
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The Effects and Meanings of Receiving a Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment or Alzheimer's Disease When One Lives Alone. J Alzheimers Dis. 2018; 61(4):1517-1529.
Portacolone E, Johnson JK, Covinsky KE, Halpern J, Rubinstein RL. PMID: 29376864; PMCID: PMC5862539.
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Structural Factors of Elders' Isolation in a High-Crime Neighborhood: An In-Depth Perspective. Public Policy Aging Rep. 2018 Jan 13; 27(4):152-155.
Portacolone E. PMID: 29576722; PMCID: PMC5863912.
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Psychosocial Influences on Disaster Preparedness in San Francisco Recipients of Home Care. J Urban Health. 2017 Oct; 94(5):606-618.
Gershon RR, Portacolone E, Nwankwo EM, Zhi Q, Qureshi KA, Raveis VH. PMID: 28028677; PMCID: PMC5610119.
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What is new with old? What old age teaches us about inequality and stratification. Sociol Compass. 2017 Mar; 11(3).
Abramson CM, Portacolone E. PMID: 29861782; PMCID: PMC5983354.
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A Tale of Two Cities: The Exploration of the Trieste Public Psychiatry Model in San Francisco. Cult Med Psychiatry. 2015 Dec; 39(4):680-97.
Portacolone E, Segal SP, Mezzina R, Scheper-Hughes N, Okin RL. PMID: 25998781.
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"Move or Suffer": Is Age-Segregation the New Norm for Older Americans Living Alone? J Appl Gerontol. 2016 08; 35(8):836-56.
Portacolone E, Halpern J. PMID: 25186312.
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Older Americans living alone: The influence of resources and intergenerational integration on inequality. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 2014; 44(3):280-305.
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Time to reinvent the science of dementia: the need for care and social integration. Aging Ment Health. 2014; 18(3):269-75.
Portacolone E, Berridge C, K Johnson J, Schicktanz S. PMID: 24180580.
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The notion of precariousness among older adults living alone in the U.S. J Aging Stud. 2013 Apr; 27(2):166-74.
Portacolone E. PMID: 23561282.
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Health And Development: The Role Of International Organizations In Population Aging. in Health and Development: The Role of International Organizations edited by A. Gatti and A.Boggio. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Reprinted in: Estes C, Chapman S, Dodd C, Hollister B, eds. Health Policy. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett;. 2012.
Portacolone, E., Phillipson, Chris, Estes, Carroll. (2009).
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The myth of independence for older Americans living alone in the Bay Area of San Francisco: A critical reflection. Aging and Society. 2011; 31:803-828.
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"Maggie Kuhn: Social Theorist of Radical Gerontology.". International Journal of Sociology & Social Policy. 2009; 29(1&2):15-25.
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| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 |
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