Ran (Rachel) Yan

LIFE Fellow from 2024 to 2026, University of Michigan

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