Ph.D. Student Profile
Xuexin Yu
- Doctoral Student
Education
BS, Biological Sciences, Sichuan University
MM, Health Mgmt & Policy, Sichuan University
MM, Health Mgmt & Policy, Sichuan University
Research Interests & Projects
My research focuses on socioeconomic trajectories in relation to brain health in late
life. I am currently working with Dr. Kobayashi to investigate social determinants
of cognitive aging among older adults across countries.
Selected Publications
Yu X, Kabudula CW, Wagner RG, Bassil DT, Farrell MT, Tollman SM, Kahn K, Berkman LF, Rosenberg
MS, Kobayashi LC. Mid-life employment trajectories and subsequent memory function and rate of decline
in rural South Africa, 2000-22. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2024. 53(2): dyae022. PMID: 38365967
Yu X, Cho TC, Westrick, AC, Chen C, Langa KM, Kobayashi LC. Association of cumulative loneliness with all-cause mortality among middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 1996-2019. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2023. 120(51): e2306819120. PMID: 38079549
Yu X, Westrick AC, Kobayashi LC. Cumulative loneliness and subsequent memory function and rate of decline among adults aged ≥50 in the United States, 1996-2016. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 2023.19(2):578-588. PMID: 35920364.
Yu X, Langa KM, Cho TC, and Kobayashi LC. Association of perceived job insecurity and subsequent memory function and decline among adults aged 55 years or older in England and the United States, 2006-2016. JAMA Network Open. 2022. 5(4). PMID: 35416992
Yu X, Zhang W, and Kobayashi LC. Duration of poverty and subsequent cognitive function and decline among older adults in China, 2005-2018. Neurology. 2021. 97(7). PMID: 34099525
Yu X, Cho TC, Westrick, AC, Chen C, Langa KM, Kobayashi LC. Association of cumulative loneliness with all-cause mortality among middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 1996-2019. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2023. 120(51): e2306819120. PMID: 38079549
Yu X, Westrick AC, Kobayashi LC. Cumulative loneliness and subsequent memory function and rate of decline among adults aged ≥50 in the United States, 1996-2016. Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. 2023.19(2):578-588. PMID: 35920364.
Yu X, Langa KM, Cho TC, and Kobayashi LC. Association of perceived job insecurity and subsequent memory function and decline among adults aged 55 years or older in England and the United States, 2006-2016. JAMA Network Open. 2022. 5(4). PMID: 35416992
Yu X, Zhang W, and Kobayashi LC. Duration of poverty and subsequent cognitive function and decline among older adults in China, 2005-2018. Neurology. 2021. 97(7). PMID: 34099525