Profile

Mengzhao Yan is a PhD Candidate at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology of the University of Southern California (USC), where he earned a master's degree in aging services management. Prior to coming to the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology in 2018, he worked as a researcher and an administrator at Beijing Foreign Studies University in China after receiving his bachelor's degree in business administration there. He is dedicated to studying how to optimize services, programs, and products to improve older persons' health and well-being and support them aging in place. He is particularly interested in home modification, long-term care services and support, minority aging, and organizational behavioral issues related to aging. At the 2020 and 2021 Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Conference, his poster presentations were nominated twice as one of the Finalists for the Society’s Social Research Policy Practice (SRPP) Section Outstanding Student Poster Award. He holds a California Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) Administrator License. He is currently a Co-Lead of the GSA Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization (ESPO) International Task Force.