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Yan Huang
Yan Huang
Graduate student
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she/her/hers
Summary Statement
Yan is interested in social relationships, health, and their age-related changes in middle-aged and older adults. Her current focus is on the impacts of loneliness and its trajectories on older adults' health.
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Education
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Publications
Representative publications
- Huang, Y., Martire, L. M., & Jones, D. (2025). Four-year loneliness trajectory and its predictors in older adults. The Gerontologist, 65(7), Article gnaf041. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaf041
- Huang, Y., Zhu, X., Liu, X, & Li, J. (2024). Loneliness trajectories predict risks of cardiovascular diseases in Chinese middle-aged and older adults. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences, 79(5), Article gbae018. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae018
- Huang, Y., Zhu, X., Liu, X, & Li, J. (2023). The effects of loneliness, social isolation, and associated gender differences on the risk of developing cognitive impairment for Chinese oldest old. Aging & Mental Health, 27(7), 1360–1367. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2116396
Additional Information
Awards and honors
- Predoctoral Fellowship, Pathways T32 Training Program, Center for Healthy Aging, Penn State University (2025–present)
Departmental roles
- International student support committee co-chair, HDFS Graduate Student Steering Committee (2024–present)