Professional Memberships
INFORMS/Applied Probability Society 2017 - PresentInstitute of Mathematical Statistics 2017 - PresentInternational Chinese Statistical Association 2017 - PresentInternational Society of Bayesian Analysis 2017 - PresentInternational Biometrics Society (ENAR) 2014 - PresentAmerican Statistical Assoiation 2009 - PresentAwards and Honors
2018, Faculty Affairs Committee (FAC) Grant, Bentley University2017, Seed Funds, Bentley Health Thought Leadership Network2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, Summer Research Grant , Bentley Univeristy2015, The Graduate School Travel Grant, USC-Columbia2015, Boyd Harshbarger Travel Award, SRCOS Summer Research Conference2015, Travel Grant, Dept. of Statistics, USC-Columbia2015, Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award, Dept. of Statistics, USC-Columbia2014, Travel Grant, The 3rd Workshop on Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Workshop2014, The Graduate School Travel Grant, USC-Columbia2014, Travel Grant , Dept. of Statistics, USC-Columbia2013, Citizenship Award, Dept. of Statistics, USC-Columbia2010, Thank-a-Teacher Letter Recognition, The University of Iowa2005, Starr Cross-Cultural Scholarship (Full Scholarship for Four Years), The Starr FoundationPublications
Journal Articles
Edwards, D., Liu, P., Delage, A. (2023). Model-Based Stratification of Payment Populations in Medicare Integrity Investigations. Survey Methodology, (49) 2 607-626. Li, M., Lo, V., Liu, P., Smith, E. (2022). The impact of Timothy’s Law on hospitalization among patients with mental health conditions in New York State. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, (16) 25Bhaduri, M., Dery, J., Haughton, D. M., Li, T., Liu, P., Nan, W. (2021). Dynamics of Reward- Based Crowdfunding: Kickstarter Rock Music Projects. Chance , (34) 1Watson, S., Cooper, K., Liu, P., Gharraee, N., Du, ., Han , S., Peña, E., Sutton, M., Eberth, J., Lessner, S. (2020). Diet Alters Age-related Remodeling of Aortic Collagen in Mice Susceptible to Atherosclerosis. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, (320) Oliver, D., Ji, H., Liu, P., Gasparian , A., Gardiner, E., Lee, S., Zenteno, A., Prinskaya, L. O., Chen, M., Buckhaults, P., Broude, E., Wyatt, M. D., Valafar, H., Peña, E., Shtutman, . (2017). Identification of novel cancer therapeutic targets using a designed and pooled shRNA library screen. Scientific Reports/Nature Research Journals. 7 (Link)Liu, P., Peña, E. A. (2016). Sojourning with the Homogeneous Poisson Process. The American Statistician, (70) 4 413-423. (Link)Watson, S. R., Liu, P., Peña, E. A., Sutton, M. A., Eberth, J. E., Lessener, S. M. (2016). Comparison of Aortic Collagen Fiber Angle Distribution in Mouse Models of Atherosclerosis Using Second-Harmonic Generation (SHG) Microscopy. Microscopy and microanalysis , (22) 1 55-62.
Book Chapters
Liu, P., Peña, E. A. (2016). Dynamic Modeling & Analysis of Recurrent Competing Risks and a Terminal Event In , (Eds.) Statistical, Stochastic and Data Analysis Methods and Applications. ISAST: International Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology, 2015
Conference Proceedings
Peña, E.Liu, P. (2019). Joint Modeling of Discrete-valued Marker Process, Competing Recurrent Events Process, and Discrete-value Health Status Process. ISI World Congress 2019 Conference Proceedings, Special Topic Session. Liu, P.Peña, E. (2015). Joint Dynamic Modeling of Recurrent Competing Risks and a Terminal Event Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Reliability. Watson, S.Liu, P.Peña, E. A.Sutton, M.Eberth, J.Lessner, S. (2015). Diet-induced Vascular Remodeling Produces a Shift in Collagen Fiber Angle Distribution in a Mouse Model of Atherosclerosis The FASEB Journal 29.1_supplement (2015): 719-9.
Presentations
Liu, P. (2020). “HPP-based Recurrent Event Models and Joint Modeling of Recurrent Competing Risks and Terminal Event” Presented at theInternational Conference in Mathematics and Applications (ICMA-MU) Thailand, Bangkok (virtual) Liu, P. (2020). “Predictive Accuracy Gains in Joint Dynamic Modeling of Recurrent Competing Risks and Terminal Event” Presented at the American Statistical Association Joint Statistical Meeting Virtual Liu, P. (2019). “A Simulation Approach to Predicting Time to Terminal Event in Joint Dynamic Modeling” Presented at the American Statistical Association Joint Statistical Meeting Denver, CO Liu, P. (2019). “Joint Dynamic Modeling of Longitudinal Marker, Recurrent Competing Risks and Terminal Event” Presented at the The Lifetime Data Science Section of ASA 2019 Conference on Lifetime Data Science: Foundations and Frontiers Pittsburgh, PA Liu, P. (2017). “Thinking about Music Statistically” Presented at the Bentley University Bentley University DART Seminar CMT, Bentley University Liu, P., Peña, E. A. (2016). “Sojourning With the Homogeneous Poisson Process” Presented at the Bentley University 4th Annual Research Showcase Poster Session and Reception Bentley University Liu, P., Peña, E. (2016). “Model Diagnostics of a Class of Joint Dynamic Models of Recurrent Competing Risks and Terminal Event ” Presented at the American Statistical Associatioin Joint Statistical Meeting Chicago, IL Liu, P., Peña, E. (2015). “Joint Dynamic Modeling of Recurrent Competing Risks and a Terminal Event,” Presented at theJoint Statistical Meeting Seattle, WA Liu, P., Peña, E. (2015). “Joint Dynamic Modeling of Recurrent Competing Risks and a Terminal Event,” Presented at the NISS/SAMSI SRCOS Summer Research Conference Wilmington, NC Liu, P., Peña, E. (2015). “Joint Dynamic Modeling of Recurrent Competing Risks and a Terminal Event,” Presented at the Dept. of Statistics, USC-Columbia Research Seminar Columbia, SC Liu, P., Peña, E. (2014). “Distributional Properties and Peculiarities of HPP-Based Recurrent Event Models” Presented at the NSF, IMS, ICSA, the GSU Research Foundation, and the Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics in the GSU. 3rd Workshop on Biostatistics And Bioinformatics Atlanta, Geogia Liu, P., Peña, E. (2014). “Distributional Properties and Peculiarities of HPP-Based Recurrent Event Models” Presented at theENAR Conference Baltimore, MD Li, M., Lo, V., Liu, P., Smith, E. (2011). “How did the Timothy’s Law impact on hospitalization among mental patients in New York State? A causal approach on a mental disparity policy.” Presented at the American Statistics Association Joint Statistical Meeting virtual Service
Department Service
MS in Business Analytics Program Internship Coordinator 2019 - PresentCommittee Member for Data Analytics Major Curriculum Committee 2019 - PresentCommittee Member for Graduate (MS/PhD) Curriculum Committee 2016 - PresentSocial Committee 2019 - 2019University Service
Co-affiliate Liaison Contact for National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) 2018 - PresentSeminar organizer for Bentley Health Thought Leadership Network 2018 - 2019Advisor for LSM Concentration - Quantitative Perspectives 2017 - 2018Professional Service
Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Applied Statistics 2024 - 2024Reviewer, Journal Article for Statistics and Its Interface - 2023Reviewer, Journal Article for Technometrics - 2023Webmaster for Boston Chapter of American Statistical Association (BCASA) 2021 - 2023Reviewer, Conference Paper for 2018, 2019,2021, 2023 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS), Mini Track "Data Analytics, Data Mining, and Machine Learning for Social Media" 2018 - 2023Publications Officer for Section on Risk Analysis, the American Statistical Association 2020 - 2021Reviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice - 2021Committee Member for Analytics Without Borders Conference Organizing Committee 2019 - 2020Reviewer, Book for Taylor and Francis Group, 2017 - 2019Reviewer, Journal Article for The American Statistician - 2019Committee Member for Bernard Harris Memorial Symposium: Risk in the 21st Century, ASA Section on Risk Analysis 2018 - 2018
