Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, DrPH, MSc

Dr. Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a socio-behavioral scientist with expertise in community-engaged research at the intersection of multicultural health, aging, and caregiving. She earned her Doctor of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health and a Master of Science in Epidemiology from Brown University, and completed an NIA T32 postdoctoral fellowship in Aging Research at the University of California, San Francisco.

Her research focuses on improving access to care and support for socially and medically complex populations living with serious illnesses and their caregivers. Using mixed methods, she examines caregivers’ challenges navigating fragmented financial, legal, and benefits systems, as well as gaps in knowledge of key planning documents among caregivers of persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD). Her research is funded by the Alzheimer's Association.

Ultimately, Dr. Santoyo-Olsson aims to develop and test scalable financial and legal navigation interventions to reduce financial toxicity and improve quality of life for people living with dementia and their caregivers.