Yuanyuan Liang, Ph.D.

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

Year	Degree	Major	Institution
2006	Ph.D.	Statistics	University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada
2003	M.S.	Biostatistics	University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, Canada
2000	B.S.	Computer Science	Beijing Normal University, Beijing , China

Presentations/Publications with the NRLC

Time Delays in Transdermal Alcohol Concentrations Relative to Breath Alcohol Concentrations
Karns-Wright, T. E., Roache, J. D., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Liang, Y., Mullen, J., and Dougherty, D. M. (2017)

Alcohol and Alcoholism, 52, 35-41.
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.
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.
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).

Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment, 15, 17-24.
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 DM. (2015).

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 44, 1954-1967.
Childhood stress exposure among preadolescents with and without family histories of substance use disorders
Charles, N. E., Ryan, S. R., Acheson, A., Mathias, C. W., Liang, Y., and Dougherty, D. M. (2015).

Psychology of Addictive Behavior, 29, 192-200.
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., and Hill-Kapturczak, N. (2015).

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 148, 77-84.
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.
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 Dougherty, D. M. (2015).

Alcoholl 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.
Delay discounting differentiates pre-adolescents at high and low risk for substance use disorders based on family history
Dougherty, D. M., Charles, N. E., Mathias, C. W., Ryan, S. R., Olvera, R. L., Liang, Y., and Acheson, A. (2014).

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 143, 105-111.
Use of continuous transdermal alcohol monitoring during a contingency management procedure to reduce excessive alcohol use.
Dougherty, D. M., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Cates, S. E., Lake, S. L., Mullen, J., and Roache, J. D. (2014).

Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 142, 301-306.
Do variable rates of alcohol drinking alter the ability to use transdermal alcohol monitors to estimate peak breath alcohol and total number of drinks?
Hill-Kapturczak, N., Lake, S.L., Roache, J.D., Cates, S.E., Liang, Y., and Dougherty, D.M. (2014).

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38, 2517-2522.
Accounting for sex-related differences in the estimation of breath alcohol concentrations using transdermal alcohol monitoring
Hill-Kapturczak, N., Roache, J. D., Liang, Y., Karns, T. E., Cates, S. E., and Dougherty, D. M. (2014).

Psychopharmacology, 232, 115-123.
A test of the psychometric characteristics of the BIS-Brief among three groups of youth
Mathias, C. W., Stanford, M. S., Liang, Y., Goros, M., Charles, N. E., Sheftall, A. H., Mullen, J., Hill-Kapturczak, N., Acheson, A., Olvera, R. L., and Dougherty, D. M. (2018).

Psychological Assessment, 30, 847-865.