Yiyang Liu,
Assistant Professor
Department:
Department of Epidemiology
Business Phone:
(352) 273-5468
Business Email:
yliu26@ufl.edu
About Yiyang Liu
My research focuses on leveraging data science approaches to address the burden of HIV and substance use. I specialize in the use of real-world data, including electronic health records (EHRs) data, surveillance data, and administrative claims, to support HIV prevention and care efforts. Some of the outcomes of interest include new HIV diagnosis, care engagement, viral suppression, interaction with substance use and mental health, co-infection, and chronic comorbidities. My work integrates rigorous epidemiological study designs with advanced analytical methods, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning predictive modeling, advanced statistical methods, and causal modeling. Additionally, I am also interested in exploring the roles of social and behavioral determinants of health (e.g., HIV stigma and exposome) in shaping health outcomes and informing interventions.
Teaching Profile
Courses Taught
2023
PHC6941 MPH Applied Practice Experience
2023-2025
PHC7065 Advanced Skills in Epidemiological Data Management
2024-2025
PHC6971 Research for Master’s Thesis
2024-2025
PHC6945 Public Health Practicum
2025
PHC6940 Master of Public Health Capstone
Board Certifications
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Great Teaching for New Faculty CertificateUF Center for Teaching Excellence
Research Profile
Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)
0000-0002-5519-3853
Areas of Interest
- Alcohol and substance use
- HIV
- HIV Prevention
- Mental Health
- data science
- electronic health records
Publications
Academic Articles
2024
A Scoping Review of Observational Research on Cannabis Use for Symptom Management in HIV and Cancer: Implications for Cannabis Nursing.
Journal of clinical nursing.
[DOI] 10.1111/jocn.17565.
[PMID] 39603980.
2024
Comorbidity Burden and Health Care Utilization by Substance use Disorder Patterns among People with HIV in Florida.
AIDS and behavior.
28(7):2286-2295
[DOI] 10.1007/s10461-024-04325-y.
[PMID] 38551720.
2024
Sequencing hour-level temporal patterns of polysubstance use among persons who use cocaine, alcohol, and cannabis: A back-translational approach.
Drug and alcohol dependence.
258
[DOI] 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111272.
[PMID] 38555662.
2024
Spatial and temporal analysis of HIV clinical outcomes in Florida reveals counties with persistent racial and ethnic disparities during 2012-2019.
BMC public health.
24(1)
[DOI] 10.1186/s12889-024-17944-w.
[PMID] 38459461.
2024
The Effect of Veteran Status and Chronic Pain on Past 30-Day Sedative Use Among Community-Dwelling Adult Males.
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM.
37(1):118-128
[DOI] 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230226R2.
[PMID] 38448239.
2024
Who wants long-Acting injectable antiretroviral therapy? Treatment preferences among adults with HIV in Florida.
AIDS care.
36(11):1545-1554
[DOI] 10.1080/09540121.2024.2383872.
[PMID] 39088731.
2023
Improved Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Related Sleep Disturbances after Initiation of Medical Marijuana Use: Evidence from a Prospective Single Arm Pilot Study.
Medical cannabis and cannabinoids.
6(1):160-169
[DOI] 10.1159/000534710.
[PMID] 37965569.
Presentations
2023-05-23
Identification of HIV PrEP users in Florida using an electronic health records-/claim- based computable phenotype
International
/
Refereed.
Poster.
Chicago
2023-07-16
Behavioral and demographic profiles of HIV contact networks in Florida
International
/
Refereed.
Speech.
Tampa, Florida
2024-03-04
Examine uptake of long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy from EHR data
International
/
Other.
Poster.
Denver
2024-04-18
The Development of an Electronic Health Records-based HIV Risk Prediction Model, a work in progress
National
/
Other.
Poster.
Tampa, Florida
Grants
Sep 2024
ACTIVE
Precision HIV Prevention: Piloting a youth learning health community
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: FL STATE UNIV
via NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH
Jul 2024
ACTIVE
AI-based Clinical decision support to idenTify wOmeN for HIV testing and PrEP in Florida (ACTION-HIV)
Role: Principal Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIMH
Apr 2023
ACTIVE
Artificial Intelligence and Counterfactually Actionable Responses to End HIV (AICARE-HIV)
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIAID
Nov 2022
– Nov 2024
Interest and uptake of long-acting antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people with HIV in Florida
Role: Co-Project Director/Principal Investigator
Funding: MERCK AND COMPANY INC RES LAB
Aug 2022
ACTIVE
CODUS – HIV outcome quality measure evaluation and stigma
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: FL DEPT OF HLTH
via US HLTH RESOURCES AND SERV ADMN HIV/AIDS
Education
PhD in Epidemiology
2020
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University of Florida
Master of Public Health
2015
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Tulane University
Bachelor of Business Administration
2013
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Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Contact Details
Phones:
- Business:
- (352) 273-5468
Emails:
- Business:
- yliu26@ufl.edu
Addresses:
- Business Mailing:
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PO Box 100231
GAINESVILLE FL 32610 - Business Street:
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2004 MOWRY RD
GAINESVILLE FL 32610