Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Maryland
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Liang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health (UTSPH). She was a Research Scientist at the Alberta Research Centre for Child Health Evidence (ARCHE) in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta, Canada before joining the UTHSCSA. She received a Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics from the Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Alberta, Canada. She has over 10 years of experience in the development, management and analysis of epidemiological, clinical and health services data with an emphasis on applying state-of-the-art statistical methodologies.
Dr. Liang's research interests are focused on design and analysis of longitudinal data, construction of optimal crossover designs and response-adaptive designs, meta-analysis for systematic reviews and prediction models for cancer risk and prognosis. She is experienced with using large electronic medical databases to evaluate care and identify health disparities.
Research Interests
• Design and analysis of repeated measures data
• Construction of optimal designs and response-adaptive designs
• Meta-analysis and meta-regression for systematic reviews
• Development and evaluation of predication models for cancer risk and prognosis
• Statistical methods for comparative effectiveness research
Education
| 2000 | B.S. | Computer Science | Beijing Normal University, Beijing , China |
| 2003 | M.S. | Biostatistics | University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada |
| 2006 | Ph.D. | Statistics | University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada |
Selected Publications with the NRLC
Early adolescent trajectories of impulsiveness and sensation seeking in children of fathers with histories of alcohol and other substance use disorders Acheson, A., Lake, S. L., Bray, B. C., Liang, Y., Mathias, C. W., Ryan, S. R., Charles, N. E., and Dougherty, D. M. (2016). Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research,. 40, 2,622-2,630 |
Pubertal maturation compression and behavioral impulsivity among boys at increased risk for substance use Mathias, C. W., Charles, N. E., Liang, Y., Acheson, A., Lake, S. L., Ryan, S. R., Olvera, R. L., and Dougherty, D. M. (2016). Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 15, 61-73. |
Behavioral impulsivity does not predict naturalistic alcohol consumption or treatment outcomes Mullen, J., Mathias, C. W., Karns, T. E., Liang, Y., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D. Lamb, R. J., and Dougherty, D. M. (2016). Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 15, 120-128. |
Family functioning as a mediator of relations between family history of Substance Use Disorder and impulsivity Ryan, S. R., Friedman, C. K., Lake, S. L., Mathias, C. W., Charles, N. E., Liang, Y., Acheson, A., and Dougherty, D. M. (2016). |
The potential clinical utility of transdermal alcohol monitoring data to estimate the number of alcoholic drinks consumed Dougherty, D. M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Lake, S. L., Cates, S. E., and Roache, J. D. (2015). Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 14, 124-130. |
Increased Pre- and Early-Adolescent Stress in Youth with a Family History of Substance Use Disorder and Early Substance Use Initiation Charles, N. E., Mathias, C. W., Acheson, A., Bray, B. C., Ryan, S. R., Lake, S. L., Liang, Y., and Dougherty, D. M. (2015). Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 44, 1954-1967. |
Effects of tryptophan depletion and a simulated alcohol binge on impulsivity Dougherty, D. M., Mullen, J., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Lake, S. L., Mathias, C. M., and Roache, J. D. (2015). Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 23, 109-121. |
Using contingency management procedures to reduce at-risk drinking in heavy drinkers Dougherty, D. M., Lake, S. L., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Mullen, J., and Roache, J. D. (2015). Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 39, 109-121. |
Reward impulsivity and rapid progression of puberty in boys at increased risk for substance use problems Hernandez, D. L., Mathias, C. W., Charles, N. E., Liang, Y., Acheson, A., Lake, S. L., Ryan, S. R., and Dougherty, D. M. (2015). Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 39s1, 98a |
Transdermal alcohol concentration data collected during a contingency management program to reduce at-risk drinking Dougherty, D. M., Karns, T. E., Mullen, J., Liang, Y., Lake, S. L., Roache, J. D., Hill-Kapturczak, N. (2015). Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 148, 77-84.. |
Accounting for sex-related differences in the estimation of breath alcohol levels using transdermal alcohol monitoring Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Cates, S. E., and Dougherty, D. M. (2015). Psychopharmacology, 232, 115-123. |
Assessing the validity of participant-derived compared to staff-derived values to compute a binge score Lake, S. L., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Liang, Y., Roache, J. D., Mullen, J., Karns, T. E., and (2015). Alcohol and Alcoholism, 50, 413-419. |
Aggression as a Predictor of Early Substance Use Initiation among Youth with Family Histories of Substance Use Disorders Mathias, C. W., Duffing, T. M., Acheson, A., Charles, N. E., Lake, S. L., Ryan, S. R., Liang, Y., and Dougherty, D. M. (2015). Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 14, 230-240. |
Using transdermal alcohol monitoring to detect low-level drinking Roache, J. D., Karns, T. E., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Mullen, J., Liang, Y., Lamb, R. J., and Dougherty, D. M. (2015). Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, 39, 1120-1127. |
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