Ran (Rachel) Yan

LIFE Fellow since 2024, University of Michigan

UM Fellow Speaker

I am a developmental Ph.D. student studying under the guidance of Adriene Beltz at the Methods, Sex Differences, and Development M(SD) Lab. My current research focuses on exploring the diverse experiences related to gender using intensive longitudinal methods. In particular, I am interested in examining the bio-psycho-social context of gender and its impact on daily behavioral and psychological outcomes.

Dissertation project:

Heterogeneity in daily relations between gender expression and depression

Selected Publications

Yan, R., Portengen, C. M., Chaku, N., & Beltz, A. M. (2025). Average links between daily gender expression and depressive symptoms do not describe individual adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 54, 2196–2208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-025-02184-x

Yan, R., Portengen, C., Yang, T. A., Reece, G., Dunnum, Z., Hidalgo-Lopez, E., & Beltz A. M. (2025). Hormonal intrauterine device use is related to mental rotations but not verbal memory skills. Hormones and Behavior, 75, Article 105804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2025.105804

Yan, R., Chaku, N., Lopez-Duran, N. L., Deldin, P. J., & Beltz, A. M. (2024). Gender matters for daily depression: Symptom fluctuations and links to self-expression. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 18, Article 100839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100839