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Pilar Ingle

Postdoctoral Researcher, KIHA

pilar.ingle@du.edu

2155 East Wesley Ave.

What I do

Pilar Ingle, PhD, MSW (she/her) is a postdoctoral researcher with the Paul Freeman Financial Security Program at the University of Denver Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging. With a background in social work and nearly a decade of experience working in research, her work focuses on systemic and structural drivers of inequity at the intersections of poverty, aging, and healthcare. She received a BA in Psychology from the University of Colorado and her MSW from the University of Michigan, where she was an Integrated Health Scholar. She received her PhD from the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, where she focused her dissertation on social service and healthcare provider perspectives on palliative and end-of-life needs for unhoused adults in Colorado.

Featured Publications

Journal Publications:

  • Ingle, M.P., Traver, A., Calhoun, K.H., Cutforth, A.*, & Johnson, I.M. (2026). Palliative and end-of-life interventions for adults experiencing homelessness: A mixed methods review. International Journal on Homelessness, online first. https://doi.org/10.5206/ijoh.2023.3.22664
  • Ingle, M.P., Cutforth, A., Matatall, E.K, & Hasche, L. (2025). Centering humanizing, individualized care amidst systemic barriers: A qualitative exploration of provider approaches to palliative and end-of-life care for unhoused adults. Health & Social Care in the Community 2025. https://doi.org/10.1155/hsc/6631688
  • Ingle, M.P., Check, D., Slack, D.H., Cross, S.H., Ernecoff, N.C., Matlock, D.D., & Kavalieratos, D. (2021). Use of theoretical frameworks in the development and testing of palliative care interventions. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 63(3): e271-e280.
  • Ingle, M.P., Carroll, A.M., Matlock, D.D., Gama, K.D., Valle, J.A., Allen, L.A. & Knoepke, C.E. (2021). Decision support needs for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 1-15.
  • Ingle, M.P., Valdovinos, C., Ford, K.L., Zhou, S., Bull, S., Gornail S., Zhang, X., Moore, S.L., & Portz, J.D. (2021). Patient portals to support palliative and end-of-life care: A scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research 23(9): e28797.
  • Ingle, M.P., Lammons, W., Guigli, R., Kini, V., Matlock, D.D., Brereton, E., & Scherer, L.D. (2021). Patient perspectives on the benefits and risks of percutaneous coronary interventions: A qualitative study. Patient Preference and Adherence 15: 721-728.
  • Tate, C.E., Venechuk, G., Pierce, K., Khazanie, P., Ingle, M.P., Morris, M., Allen, L.A. & Matlock, D.D. (2021). Development of a decision aid for patients and families considering hospice. Journal of Palliative Medicine 24(4): 505-513.
  • Knoepke, C.E., Ingle, M.P., Matlock, D.D., Brownson, R.C. & Glasgow, R.E. (2019). Dissemination and stakeholder engagement practices among dissemination & implementation scientists: results from an online survey. PLoS One 14(11): e0216971.

Media:

  • Hansen, C. & Vanderveen, C. (Producers). (2025, December). Refuge. [Documentary interviewee]. 9News Presents. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLtDa_IwxYk
  • Ingle, M.P. (2025, April). Housing instability complicates end-of-life care for aging unhoused populations. The Conversation. https://doi.org/10.64628/AAI.wryvveugn
  • Ingle, M.P. (2023, October). The critical need for palliative and end-of-life care for the unhoused. [Invited blog post]. Elevated Denver. https://elevateddenver.co/hospicefortheunhoused/
  • Morrison, L., Flood, J., & Nagy, M. (Producers). (2023, October 11). Dignity in Death (Episode 12) [Audio podcast episode]. In Elevated Denver. https://elevateddenver.co/podcast/
  • Ingle, M.P. (2021, April). Culture of death avoidance no longer an option in the wake of COVID-19 [Commentary]. Colorado Newsline. https://coloradonewsline.com/2021/04/22/culture-of-death-avoidance-no-longer-an-option-in-the-wake-of-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1PF_PA-_LIP_rh_rv_ap9qGE75rVgfMikY_HabggIuxcu2J_53I7Qj62k.