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Yin Liu serves as Associate Professor and Gerontology Certificate Faculty Mentor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Utah State University. Her interdisciplinary research examines health and well-being across adulthood through advanced statistical methodologies, stress biomarkers, and intervention development.
Her educational credentials include:
- PhD in Human Development and Family Studies (Statistics) from The Pennsylvania State University (2016)
- MS in Human Development and Family Studies from Texas Tech University (2011)
- MS in Advanced Professional Studies from University of Strathclyde (2003)
- BA in English from Southwest China Normal University (2001)
Dr. Liu's research investigates stress-health associations across the lifespan, with emphasis on health behavior moderators, salivary biomarkers, and healthcare access. She employs intensive longitudinal designs and multilevel analysis to study daily stress processes in aging populations, particularly focusing on caregiver well-being and cross-cultural comparisons between Eastern and Western contexts.
Her recent publications (2019-2024) reveal a concentrated focus on dementia caregiving, cross-national stress comparisons, and functional limitations in aging. Key trends include biomarker integration (cortisol), longitudinal analysis of caregiver strain, and culturally specific examinations of work-family conflicts in Japan.
Major recognitions include:
- NIA Mentored Career Development Award (2023)
- IMPACT-AD Fellowship (2023)
- Weill-Cornell CIMA fellowship (2020)
- HDFS Department Faculty Research of the Year (2021)
- APA Division 20 Dissertation Research Award (2016)
Dr. Liu teaches core courses including Adult Development and Aging (HDFS 3540), Research Methodology (HDFS 6031), and Secondary Data Analysis (HDFS 7034). Her grant portfolio features multiple NIA-funded projects examining stress measurement networks and cross-national caregiving dynamics, including the 2020 NIA Stress Measurement Network Pilot Project.
Her research utilizes international datasets from Japan and China, with collaborations through Weill-Cornell Institute of Geriatric Psychiatry. Current work focuses on developing interventions to reduce stressor exposures and promote healthy aging among diverse caregiver populations.
