Xiaodong Liu

Title

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Psychology

Expertise

Applied Statistics: linear and non-linear Multi-level modeling / Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM), Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), General & Generalized Linear Modeling, Longitudinal Data Analysis

Child Development: factors (at individual, familial, communal, & cultural levels) related to child psychological adjustment (internalizing & externalizing) and school performance

Degrees

Harvard University, Ed.D.

Harvard University, Ed.M.

Northeast Normal University, M.Ed.

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Contact

Email:	xliu0806@brandeis.edu
Phone:	781-736-3244

Courses Taught

PSYC	140a	Statistical Analysis Software (SAS) Applications
PSYC	210a	Advanced Psychological Statistics I
PSYC	210b	Advanced Psychological Statistics II
PSYC	211a	Graduate Research Methods in Psychology
PSYC	215a	Multivariate Statistics I: Applied Structural Equation Modeling
PSYC	216a	Multivariate Statistics II: Applied Hierarchical Linear Models
PSYC	316a	Psychology Research Seminar

Scholarship

Denise Aske, Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Lisa Arsenault, Sarita Bhalotra, Virginia Chomitz, Liu, Xiaodong. "Relationship between physical fitness, weight status and academic performance: Longitudinal evidence from one school district.." the 141st American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. 2013. (forthcoming)

Hodges, Karin M, Randall, Katie, Liu, Xiaodong. "How and For Whom Does Socioeconomic Hardship Influence Psychodynamic Group Treatment Outcome?." the 2013 APA Convention (August 2013), Hawaii. 2013. (forthcoming)

Chen, Jennifer J.; Liu, Xiaodong. "The Mediating Role of Perceived Parental Warmth and Parental Punishment in the Psychological Well-Being of Children in Rural China." Social Indicators Research http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-011-9859-9. 107(3) (2012): 483-508.

Soo Rim Noh, Mary Jo Larcom, Xiaodong Liu, & Derek M. Isaacowitz. "The role of affect in attentional functioning for younger and older adults.." frontiers in Psychology (2012).

Liu, Xiaodong. "Modeling the Variation in Child Psychological Well-being in Rural Gansu, 2000 - 2007." Conference on Poverty, Education, and Health in Rural China. University of Oxford China Centre (Oxford, UK). December 15-16, 2008.

Adams, J. & Liu, Xiaodong. "School Climate, Psycho-social Well-being, and School-related Behavior in Rural China.." the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 2007 Annual conference, Baltimore, Maryland. February, 2007.

Liu, Xiaodong. "Results from Different Analytic Methods: Revisit the gender and race-ethnicity gaps in mathematics proficiency in early childhood.." American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting., Chicago, IL. April 2007.

Zhu, X. D. & Liu, Xiaodong. "The Importance of Wealth and Income in the Transition to Homeownership." Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research 9. 2 (2007): 137-151.

Zhu, X. D., Belsky, E., & Liu, Xiaodong. "Do Homeowners Achieve More Household Wealth in the Long Run?." Journal of Housing Economics 16. (2007): 274-290.

Liu, Xiaodong. "The gender and race-ethnicity gaps in mathematics proficiency in early childhood: An application of "hazard models"." American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA,. April 2006.

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