Dissertations Doctoral thesis defence: Sakura Sakakibara
"Understanding complex care utilization along the dementia journey: patterns, trajectories, and determinants"
Welcome to Sakura Sakakibara's doctoral thesis defence on Wednesday 11 November 2026 in Biomedicum, KI Campus Solna.
Author
Sakura Sakakibara, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Aging Research Center (ARC)
External examinator
Katherine Ornstein, Johns Hopkins University, Center for Equity in Aging, USA
Main supervisor
Weili Xu, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Aging Research Center (ARC)
Co-supervisors
Abigail Dove, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Aging Research Center (ARC)
Giulia Grande, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Aging Research Center (ARC)
Ulrika Akenine, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
Examination Board
Anna Olaison, Linköpings University, Department of Culture and Society, Division of Social Work
Maria Flink, Karolinska institutet, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society
Ayako Hiyoshi, Örebro University, School of Medical Sciences