Sarah Hooper is an Associate Dean and Professor of Practice at UC Law San Francisco (formerly known as “UC Hastings.”) She co-leads the UCSF-UC Law Master of Science in Health Policy & Law program and serves as the Faculty Advisor for the JD Concentration in Health Law & Policy. Professor Hooper’s teaching, research, and policy interests lie at the intersection of health justice, aging, and complex care. Her grant-funded work encompasses clinical interventions such as the Medical-Legal Partnership for Seniors Clinic, research collaborations such as the Dementia Care Ecosystem clinical trial, and training initiatives for providers and the public such as the California Statewide Medical-Legal Partnership Network, the Caregivers as Partners in Care Teams initiative, and the Optimizing Aging Collaborative. She has co-developed evidence-driven tools to support medical, legal and financial planning among older adults with dementia called PREPARE and Plan for Clarity. She serves as pro bono legal advisor to National POLST. Professor Hooper earned her JD at UC Law San Francisco. She received health equity training as an Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity at George Washington University School of Public Health and is a Global Atlantic Fellow with the Atlantic Institute.
