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Aging and Health
Aging and Health
As an aging scholar, my research program integrates micro (individual), meso (family), and macro (historical and structural) perspectives to examine how forces across these levels shape late-life health inequalities across diverse social and cultural contexts.
AI in Evidence Synthesis
AI in Evidence Synthesis
As a methodologist, my research examines how AI, particularly large language models (LLMs), can be applied and evaluated in evidence synthesis for health-related research.
Peer-Reviewed Publications (My google scholar page):
Chang Yu, Ashley B. Barr, Yulin Yang, Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk. 2025. "Beyond Pain Presence: The Impact of Multisite Pain and Pain Interference on Cognitive Functioning Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults." The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (Psychological Sciences). doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbaf220
Chang Yu, Ashley B. Barr. 2025. "Social Activities and Dimensions of Cognitive Functioning Across Mid- and Late-Life: Evidence from China." The Gerontologist. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnaf014
Yuanyuan Wu, Chang Yu, Kristen S. Lee. 2025. "Voluntary Participation and Life Satisfaction among Chinese Older Adults: A Propensity Score Analysis." The Journals of Gerontology: Series B (Social Sciences). doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbaf127
Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk, Rui Huang, Chang Yu, Yu-An Chen, Sirat Kaur, Merita Limani, Ting-Hui Lin, Anna Zajacova, Zachary Zimmer, Penney Cowan, Roger B. Fillingim, Jennifer S Gewandter, Ian Gilron, Adam T. Hirsh, Gary Macfarlane, Salimah H. Meghani, Kushang V Patel, Ellen L. Poleshuck, Eric C. Strain, Frank J. Symons, Ursula Wesselmann, Robert H Dworkin, Dennis C Turk. 2025. "Over Fifty Years of Research on Social Disparities in Pain and Pain Treatment: A Scoping Review of Reviews." PAIN. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003676
"Editor's Choice" article
Yuanyuan Wu, Meng Cai, Chang Yu. 2025. "Depression and Internet Use Before and After the COVID-19 Outbreak among Chinese Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Network Analysis." BMC Psychology. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-03119-8
Qian Liu, Yuanyuan Wu, Chang Yu, Yaolin Pei. 2024. "Social Activities and Depressive Symptoms Among Migrant Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: A Network Analysis." Frontiers in Psychology. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1376180
The Datasets I am using including:
HRS: Health and Retirement Study
MIDUS: Midlife in the United States
CHARLS: China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study
CLHLS: Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey
CLASS: China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey
The Models I am using including:
Multi-level Modeling
Structural Equation Modeling
Group Based Trajectory Modeling
Propensity Score Analysis
Inverse Probability Weighted Regression Adjustment
Network Analysis
Statistical Programming:
STATA, M-Plus, R, HLM
Professional Memberships:
Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
Population Association of American (PAA)
American Sociological Association (ASA)
Center for Social Research, Peking University
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