Yanan Luo

Associate Researcher/Master supervisor
luoyanan@bjmu.edu.cn
Xueyuanlu 38., Haidian district, Beijing, China

Personal profile

LUO Yanan received her PhD in population, environment and health from Institute of Population Research, Peking University in 2019, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in Peking University and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis International Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in 2021. Dr. Luo’s research focus on life course approach to health, prevention and control of cognitive impairment in old age, urbanization, migration and mental health. She has published more than 40 peer-reviewed papers, and has lead and participated in a number of international-, national- and provincial-level research projects. She serves as Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World Full Member, Academic Network for Sexual, Reproductive Health and Rights (ANSER) and Professional Committee on Disability Prevention and Control of Chinese Preventive Medicine Association.

Main research directions

Life course approach to older adults’ health, prevention and control of cognitive impairment in old age, urbanization, migration and mental older adults’ health

Representative scientific research projects

1. Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China, Prevention strategy and application of disability in the context of population aging, subproject: Prevention strategy and application of disability caused by mental diseases in the elderly, 2022-2024, subproject PI

2. National Social Science Foundation of China. Mental health risk assessment and coping strategies of migrants in mega cities, 2021-2024, PI

3. National Health Commission of the PRC Foundation, Health promotion for older adults throughout life cycle, 2021-2022, PI

4. Strategic Development Department of China Association for Science and Technology, Research on Mental health problems and management paths of newly employed population in the post-epidemic era, 2022-2023, PI

5. Beijing Education Science "14th Five-Year Plan", Prediction for pre-school education resource demand under the "New Population Situation" in Beijing, 2022-2023, PI

6. China National Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Study on the area-level risk factors of mental health inequity among adults, 2019-2021, PI

10 representative papers

1. Zheng X, Luo Y*. Wealth shocks and cognitive function in later life. Lancet Healthy Longevity. 2023 Sep;4(9):e442-e443.

2. Hong C, Liu Z, Liu Y, Jin Y*, Luo Y*. The role of smoking, obesity and physical inactivity in cognitive performance and decline: a multi-cohort study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2023 Oct 1:glad232.

3. Luo Y, Ye X, Wang Y, Liu Y, Liang R, He P, Zheng X. Consequences of China's special send-down movement on infectious disease control in rural areas: a natural experiment. SSM Popul Health. 2023;23:101421.

4. Pan Y, Wu X, Liu Y, Li Z, Yang Y, Luo Y*. Urbanization and cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults in China. Journal of Gerontology Series B-Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences. 2022, 29;77(12):2338-2347.

5. Hong C, Liu Z,…, Ning X, Luo Y*. Global trends and regional differences in the burden of anxiety disorders and major depressive disorder attributed to bullying victimization in 204 countries and territories, 1999-2019: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. 2022 2022, 31: e85.

6. Luo Y, Zhong Y, Pang L, Guo C, Zhao Y, Liang R, Zheng X. The effects of indoor air pollution from solid fuel use on cognitive function among the middle-aged and older population in China. Science of the Total Environment, 2021,754:142460.

7. Luo Y, Gao J, Zheng X*. Individual- and area-level socioeconomic inequalities in hearing impairment among Chinese working-aged adults: a population-based study. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2020, 74(6):541-547.

8. Luo Y, Shi Z, Guo D, He P. Toward Universal Health Coverage: Regional Inequalities and Potential Solutions for Alleviating Catastrophic Health Expenditure in the Post-poverty Elimination Era of China. Int J Health Policy Manag. 2023;12: 7332.

9. Luo Y, Zhu D, Nicholas S, He P. Depressive symptoms, health behaviors and risk of diabetes in Chinese mid-aged and older adults. Journal of Affective Disorder, 2019, 246:783-788.

10. Luo Y, He P, Guo C, Chen G, Li N, Zheng X. Association between sensory impairment and dementia in Older Adults: Evidence from China. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2018, 66(3):480-486.