Biography

Xian Liu obtained a PhD degree in Sociology with specialization in Demography from the Population Studies Center, the Institute for Social Research at University of Michigan in 1991. Currently, he is Professor of Research at the Department of Psychiatry and Senior Scientist at the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He also serves as Research Scientist/Senior Statistician in the Deployment Health Clinical Center, Defense Centers of Excellence at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. His areas of expertise include longitudinal analysis in health research, survival analysis, aging and health, and development of advanced statistical models in behavioral and medical studies. His articles have appeared in many leading scientific journals of various fields, with massive citations both in the United States and internationally. Some of Dr Liu’s papers on longitudinal modeling and survival analysis have been used as teaching materials at some prominent research institutions. His book, Survival Analysis: Models and Applications, was published jointly by Wiley and the Chinese Higher Education Press in 2012. As an internationally recognized scientist, Dr Liu has received several awards for his work in his career and has served as a Principal Investigator on a number of research projects from external sources. He has given numerous presentations, seminars, and special talks on the related issues to experts and professionals specialized in longitudinal data analysis and survival analysis.