Zhuoer Lin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Health Policy and Administration
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753 SPHPI
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1603 W. Taylor St.
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About
I am an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health. I am also a Faculty Affiliate at the University of Illinois–Institute of Government and Public Affairs. I earned my Ph.D. in Health Policy and Management (Economics Track) from Yale University, where my dissertation received Distinction from the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and was awarded the PhD Research Prize for outstanding dissertation research in 2024.
My research focuses on understanding the life course social determinants of (cognitive) aging and how public policy can address racial, ethnic, sociodemographic, and geographic disparities in (cognitive) health and healthcare. I also assess the consequences of (cognitive) aging on health decision-making, behaviors and well-being. Additionally, I study the health impacts of long-term care and social security programs for older adults, particularly those with cognitive impairment or dementia (e.g., ADRD). My interests extend to various other topics on economics and public policy, such as education policy.
My research makes use of both nationally representative survey data and administrative data from developed (e.g., US, England, Europe) and developing countries (e.g., China, Mexico, Africa) to understand the leading policy issues around the world. My work has been funded by the National Institute on Aging and has been published in leading policy, economics, science, and medical journals. It has also been recognized with multiple awards from national and international institutions.
Selected Publications
Lin Z, Qian Y, Gill T, Hou X, Allore H, Chen S, Chen X. “Absence of Care Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults with Dementia and Functional Limitations.” Nature Aging. 2025; 5(4): 548-557. (Link) (Featured Research Article in Nature Aging ; with an accompanying Editorial Research Highlight)
Lin Z, Wang Y, Gill T, Chen X. “Exposure to School Racial Segregation and Late-Life Cognitive Outcomes.” JAMA Network Open. 2025; 8(1): e2452713. (Link)
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. (Link) (Featured by JAMA Internal Medicine with an accompanying Editorial)
Lin Z, Chen X. “Place of Birth and Cognitive Function among Older Americans: Findings from the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences. 2024; 79(9): gbae126. (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.” American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2024; 32(10): 1187-1199. (Link) (Featured by American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry with an accompanying Editorial)
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. (Link)
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. (Link)
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. (Link)
(See this page for a full list of publications and ongoing research)
Service to Community
Committee Member, Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) Section Program and Prodcuts Workgroup, Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
Committee Member, Interdisciplinary Annual Scientific Meeting Working Group, Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
Annual Scientific Meeting Reviewer, Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
Annual Scientific Meeting Reviewer, AcademyHealth
Annual Scientific Meeting Reviewer, American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon)
Discussant, American Economic Association (AEA/ASSA) Annual Meeting
Discussant, American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) Annual Meeting
Notable Honors
2024, Distinction in Dissertation, Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
2024, PhD Research Prize for Outstanding Dissertation Research, Yale School of Public Health
2024, Population Association of America (PAA) Poster Winner, Population Association of America
2023, Asghar Rastegar Global Health Medical Education & Capacity Building Award (Global Health Research Award), Yale School of Medicine
2021, Distinction in All Fields of PhD Qualifying: Health Policy, Health Economics, Quantitative Methods, Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Education
Ph.D., Yale University
Health Policy and Management (Economics Track), 2024
Honors: Distinction in Dissertation; Distinction in PhD Qualifying; PhD Research Prize
B.A., Fudan University
Health Policy and Management, 2018
Honors: Graduation with the Highest Honors and Distinction; National Scholarship
Professional Memberships
American Economic Association (AEA), American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon), The Chinese Economists Society (CES), International Health Economics Association (IHEA), American Public Health Association (APHA), Population Association of America (PAA), AcademyHealth, Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Alzheimer's Association
Selected Presentations
See this page for a full list of presentations (46 presentations in total, including 34 podium presentations)
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". American Economic Association (AEA/ASSA) Annual Meeting. 2024.
Lin Z, Chen X. "How Do Places of Residence Over the Life Course Shape the Dynamics of Health Disparities in Later Life?" The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting. 2024.
Lin Z, Schlesinger M, Chen X. "The Fatal Conceit? Cognitive Misperception, Disability, and Mortality among Older Adults: Evidence from US and England" Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting. 2024. [PAA 2024 Poster Winner]
Lin Z, Ye J, Allore H, Gill T, Chen X. "Early-Life Circumstances and Racial Disparities in Cognition Among US Older Adults" The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeting. 2023.
Lin Z, Chen X. "The Long-Term Impacts of Dementia on Preventive Care Utilization and Health Behaviors" Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon). 2023. [Emerging Scholars in Long Term Care, Aging & Demography]
Lin Z, Chen X. "The Short- and Long-Term Impacts of Dementia on Preventive Care Utilization and Health Behaviors". NBER Economics of Aging Program Meeting. 2022
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". Annual Conference of the American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon). 2022.