Portrait of Dr. Yan Zhang

Dr. Yan Zhang

  • Assistant Professor at Sociology, College of Liberal Arts

Scholarly and Creative Works

2025

  • 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

2024

  • 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

2023

  • 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
  • Kong, J., Easton, S., & Zhang, Y. (2023). Sexual and marital satisfaction in older adulthood: effects of childhood and adulthood violence exposure. The Gerontologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnac126
  • Zheng, B., Zhang, Y., & Fletcher, J. (2023). Estimating Causal Effects Between Number Of Children And Older Parents’ Cognitive Function Using HRS Data And IV Approach. Retrieved from https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv/4db7z_v1

2022

  • Zhang, Z., Liu, H., & Zhang, Y. (2022). Marital loss and cognitive function: does timing matter? The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac069
  • Zhang, Y. (2022). Fertility History and Risk of Cognitive Impairment Among Older Parents in the United States. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbac091
  • Zhang, Y., & Liu, H. (2022). Individual’s gender ideology and happiness in China. Chinese Sociological Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/21620555.2021.1871727
  • Zhang, Y., & Lin, Z. (2022). Rely on Your Spouse or Your Kid(s)?: Marital Status, Parental Status, and Unmet Care Needs of Older Adults with and without Dementia. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/jkzwm

2021

  • Zhang, Y., & Fletcher, J. (2021). Parental status in later life and parents’ risk of cognitive impairment. SSM - Population Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.100968
  • Liu, H., Zhang, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2021). A national longitudinal study of marital quality and cognitive decline among older men and women. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114151
  • Liu, H., Hsieh, N., Zhang, Z., Zhang, Y., & Langa, K. M. (2021). Same-Sex Couples and Cognitive Impairment: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa202

2020

  • Zhang, Y., & Liu, H. (2020). A National Longitudinal Study of Partnered Sex, Relationship Quality, and Mental Health Among Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbz074

2019

  • Liu, H., Zhang, Y., Burgard, S. A., & Needham, B. L. (2019). Marital status and cognitive impairment in the United States: evidence from the National Health and Aging Trends Study. Annals of Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.08.007
  • Liu, H., Chen, I.-C., Wilkinson, L., Pearson, J., & Zhang, Y. (2019). Sexual Orientation and Diabetes During the Transition to Adulthood. LGBT Health. https://doi.org/10.1089/lgbt.2018.0153