Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Zhang, Yan (Principal). Parenthood in later life and older adults' risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD), NIH/NIA, Federal, $10733. (Submitted: July 15, 2023). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Zhang, Y., & Tumin, D. (2025). Preinjury functional status is associated with functional status after hip fracture in older adults without preinjury perceived social support. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. https://doi.org/10.1097/MRR.0000000000000662
- Zhang, Y., & Liu, H. (2024). Parent-child relationship quality and older parents’ cognitive trajectories. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241283974
- Zhang, Y., & Fletcher, J. (2024). Research Note: The Association Between Parity and Odds of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementias Status. Demography. https://doi.org/10.1215/00703370-11585876
- Zhang, Y., Yuan, Y., Roche-Dean, M., Vega, I., & Gonzalez, R. (2024). A Visualization Tool to Study Dyadic Caregiving Health Profiles. Journal of Aging and Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/08982643241255739
- Zhang, Y., Fletcher, J., Lu, Q., & Song, J. (2023). Gender differences in the association between parity and cognitive function: Evidence from the UK biobank. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115649
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Paper presentation honorarium at the NHATS/NSOC Dementia Care Conference, University of Michigan. 2022

Featured service activities
- Reviewer / Referee
Journal of Gerontology Series B
- Participant
Department Faculty Meetings
- Member
Alliance of Researchers in Aging (ARIA)
- Reviewer / Referee
American Sociological Association
- Member
Graduate Thesis Committee
- Member
PAN committee
