Research

Health Equity

Racial/Ethnic Equity 

• Lin Z, Ye J, Allore H, Gill T, Chen X. "Early-Life Circumstances and Racial Disparities in Cognition among Older Adults in the US" JAMA Internal Medicine. 2024; 184(8): 904-914. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.1132 [Conferences: ASHEcon, PAA, AcademyHealth, Alzheimer's Association, GSA] (Dissertation Chapter 1) (Link)

  • • • • Awards:  YSPH "PhD Research Prize 2024" for Outstanding Dissertation Research 

        • Editorial: Durant RW. Early-Life Education Quality and Quantity. JAMA Intern Med. 2024; 184(8): 872. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.114 (Link)

        • Media Featured by: The BMJ, MedPage Today, YSPH, YSPH News, AAAS, AlphaGalileo, MedicalXpress

• Lin Z, Wang Y, Gill T, Chen X. "Exposure to School Racial Segregation and Late-Life Cognitive Outcomes" (Forthcoming: JAMA Network Open) [Conference/Paper Proceedings & Abstracts: GSA, PAA]

• Lin Z, Sun R, Chen X. "Racial and Ethnic Reporting and Representation in Alzheimer’s Disease Phase III Clinical Trials in the US" (Working Paper)

• Lin Z, Zai X. "The Upward Intergenerational Effect of Opioid Epidemic on Children’s Support and Caregiving for Older Parents." (Working Paper)

• Lin Z, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Chen X. "National Trend in Crime Against Older Adults and its Racial/Ethnic and Geographic Disparities in the United States" (Work-in-Progress)

• He J*+, Lin Z*, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Chen X. "Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Crime Exposure and Associations With Older Americans’ Mental Health" (*Co-first authors with equal contribution; + Student mentee) (Work-in-Progress)

• He J*+, Lin Z*, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Chen X. "Crime Exposure, Dementia Risks, and Racial and Ethnic Disparities Among Older Americans" (*Co-first authors with equal contribution; + Student mentee) (Work-in-Progress)

Sociodemographic Equity 

• Lin Z, Qian Y, Gill T, Hou X, Allore H, Chen S, Chen X. "Absence of Care Among Community-Living Older Persons with Dementia and Functional Limitations: A Cross-National Analysis of Population Survey from 22 Countries." (Accepted in Principle: Nature Aging;  Preprint: medRxiv) [Conferences: PAA, GSA] (Yale Global Health Award)

• Lin Z, Chen X. "Adverse Childhood Circumstances and Cognitive Function in Middle-aged and Older Chinese Adults: Lower Level or Faster Decline?" Social Science & Medicine - Population Health 2021; 14: 100767. [Conference/Paper Proceedings: GSA, IZA] (Link)

• Lin Z, Ba F, Allore H, Chen X. "Health Care Utilization and Costs for Hospitalized Dementia Patients in China." [Conference/Paper Proceedings: Global Labor Organization, CHPAMS, GSA] (Working Paper)

• Lin Z, Ba F, Allore H, Chen X. "In-hospital Mortality among Dementia Patients in China: Evidence from Hospital Administrative Data." [Conference/Paper Proceedings: Global Labor Organization, CHPAMS, GSA] (Working Paper)

Geographic Equity

• Lin Z, Chen X. "Place of Birth and Cognitive Function among Older Americans: Findings from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol." The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences 2024; 79(9): gbae126. doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbae126 [Conferences: GSA, PAA] (Link)

• Chen S*, Lin Z*, Wang X*, Xu X*. "Pandemic and Insurance Purchase: How Do People Respond to Unprecedented Risk and Uncertainty?" China Economic Review 2023; 79: 101946. (*Co-first authors with equal contribution; The authors were ordered alphabetically) (Link)

• Lin Z, Ba F, Allore H, Liu GG, Chen X. "Geographic Variation in Inpatient Care Utilization, Outcomes and Costs for Dementia Patients Aged 65 Years or Older — China, 2017–2019." China CDC Weekly 2022; 4: 1–5. [Conference/Paper Proceedings: Global Labor Organization, CHPAMS; Media Coverage: GLO News] (Link)

• Lin Z, Chen X. "How Can Early-Life Place of Residence Explain the Later-Life Disparities in Cognition: Evidence from Residential History Data." (Working Paper)

• Lin Z, Zhang X, Chen X. "The Impact of Air Pollution on Cognitive Trajectories: Evidence from China." (Working Paper)

Long-Term Care 

• Lin Z, Qian Y, Gill T, Hou X, Allore H, Chen S, Chen X. "Absence of Care Among Community-Living Older Persons with Dementia and Functional Limitations: A Cross-National Analysis of Population Survey from 22 Countries." (Accepted in Principle: Nature Aging; Preprint: medRxiv) [Conferences: PAA, GSA] (Yale Global Health Award)

• Lin Z, Chen X. "Long-term Services and Supports and Disease Management among Older Chinese Adults in Different Stages of Cognitive Impairment." The Journal of the Economics of Ageing 2022; 23: 100405. [Conference/Paper Proceedings: PAA, IWSER] (Link)

• Lin Z, Yin X, Levy B, Yuan Y, Chen X. "Association of Family Support with Lower Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia among Cognitively Impaired Older Adults." The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. Published online May 14, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2024.05.005 [Conference: GSA] (Link)

  • • • • Editorial: Blazer D. The Importance of Social Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline. The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2024. doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2024.05.011. (Link)

• Lin Z, Chen X. "Deciphering the Upward Spillover Effect of Children’s Education on Parental Cognitive Aging: Evidence from the Compulsory Schooling Law in China." [Conference/Paper Proceedings & Abstracts: ASHEcon, PAA, AEA/ASSA, AcademyHealth, GSA] (Dissertation Chapter 2)

• Qian Y, Chen S, Lin Z, Yu Z, Wang M, Hou X, Chen X. "The Growing Gap of Unmet Need: Assessing the Demand for, and Supply of, Home-Based Support for Older Adults with Disabilities in 31 Countries." Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group, 2024. [Conference/Paper Proceedings: IZA]

• Qian Y, Chen S, Hou X, Lin Z, Yu Z, Wang M, Chen X. "The Unmet Need: Assessing the Demand for and Supply of Home-Based Support for Older Adults with Disabilities." In: Building Integrated Services for Older Adults around Primary Health Care. World Bank Publications, 2024.

• Lin Z, Zai X. "The Upward Intergenerational Effect of Opioid Epidemic on Children’s Support and Caregiving for Older Parents." (Work-in-Progress)

The Behavioral and Health Impact of Cognitive Aging

• Lin Z, Chen X. "The Long-term Impacts of Dementia on Preventive Care Utilization and Health Behaviors." [Conference/Paper Proceedings & Abstracts: NBER, ASHEcon, GSA, Alzheimer's & Dementia, AcademyHealth, PAA] (Dissertation Chapter 3; Under Review; Preprint: medRxiv)

• Lin Z, Fu M, Chen X. "Self-Perceived Memory Is Negatively Associated with Chronic Disease Awareness: Evidence from Blood Biomarker Data." Social Science & Medicine - Population Health 2023; 22: 101361. [Conference/Paper Proceedings: GSA, IAGG, IZA] (Link)

• Lin Z, Schlesinger M, Chen X. "The Fatal Conceit? Cognitive Misperception, Disability, and Mortality among Older Adults: Evidence from US and England." [Conference/Paper Proceedings & Abstracts: ASHEcon, GSA, PAA] (Working Paper) (PAA 2024 Poster Winner)

• Lin Z, Schlesinger M, Chen X. "Cognitive Misperception in 25 Countries: A Cross-National Assessment" [Conference/Paper Proceedings & Abstracts: GSA, PAA]  (Work-in-Progress)

• Lou Y, Lin Z, Chen X. "Cognitive Misperception and Advance Care Planning among American Older Adults" [Conference: GSA]

Other Topics on Economics and Public Policy

• Chen S*, Lin Z*, Xu X*, Yin Y*. "The Power of Words: Adult Literacy Campaign and Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital." (*Co-first authors with equal contribution; the authors are ordered alphabetically) (Working Paper)

• Chen S*, Lin Z*, Xu X*, Yin Y*. "Tying Your Hands: How Stringency of Funding Systems Shapes Academic Productivity and Behaviors" (*Co-first authors with equal contribution; the authors are ordered alphabetically) (Working Paper)