Yang Liu, Ph.D. Education. Professional History. Awards

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1 , Ph.D. Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology 3942 Campus Drive University of Maryland College Park, MD Office: 1230B Benjamin Building Phone: (301) Fax: (301) Website: Education 05/2015 Ph.D. in Psychology The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 05/2014 M.S. in Statistics The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 12/2011 M.A. in Psychology The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 06/2009 B.S. in Psychology Peking University Professional History 08/2017 Assistant Professor Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology University of Maryland, College Park 07/ /2017 Assistant Professor School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Awards 07/2016 Dissertation Prize Psychometric Society 04/2016 Outstanding Quantitative Dissertation Award Division D, American Educational Research Association 01/2016 Dean s Distinguished Dissertation Award Graduate School, UNC-CH 11/2015 Lyle V. Jones Award L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory, UNC-CH 09/ /2015 Gulliksen Psychometric Research Fellowship Educational Testing Service Page 1 September 16, 2017

2 Journal Articles: Methodology Liu, Y. and Yang, J. S. (2017). Bootstrap-calibrated interval estimates for latent variable scores in item response theory. Psychometrika. Advance online publication Chalmers, R. P., Pek, J., and Liu, Y. (2017). Profile-likelihood confidence intervals in item response theory models. Multivariate Behavioral Research. Advance online publication Wang, X., Liu, Y., and Hambleton, R. K. (2017). Detecting candidate preknowledge of items using a predictive checking method. Applied Psychological Measurement. Advance online publication Liu, Y. and Hannig, J. (2017). Generalized fiducial inference for logistic graded response models. Psychometrika. Advance online publication Liu, Y. and Hannig, J. (2016). Generalized fiducial inference for binary logistic item response models. Psychometrika, 81(2): Liu, Y., Magnus, B. E., and Thissen, D. (2016). Modeling and testing differential item functioning in unidimensional binary item response models with a single continuous covariate: A functional data analysis approach. Psychometrika, 81(2): Maydeu-Olivares, A. and Liu, Y. (2015). Psychological methods, 20(2): Item diagnostics in multivariate discrete data. Liu, Y. and Thissen, D. (2014). Comparing score tests and other local dependence diagnostics for the graded response model. British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, 67(3): Liu, Y. and Maydeu-Olivares, A. (2014). Identifying the source of misfit in item response theory models. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 49(4): Liu, Y. and Hannig, J. (2014). Abstract: Generalized fiducial inference for binary logistic item response models. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 49(3):290 Liu, Y. and Maydeu-Olivares, A. (2013). Local dependence diagnostics in IRT modeling of binary data. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 73(2): Liu, Y. and Thissen, D. (2012). Identifying local dependence with a score test statistic based on the bifactor logistic model. Applied Psychological Measurement, 36(8): Journal Articles: Application Magnus, B. E., Liu, Y., He, J., Quinn, H., Thissen, D., Gross, H. E., DeWalt, D. A., and Reeve, B. B. (2016). Mode effects between computer self-administration and telephone interviewer-administration of the PROMIS R pediatric measures, self-and proxy report. Quality of Life Research, 25(7): Page 2 September 16, 2017

3 Reeve, B. B., Thissen, D., DeWalt, D. A., Huang, I.-C., Liu, Y., Magnus, B., Quinn, H., Gross, H. E., Kisala, P. A., Ni, P., Haley, S., Mulcahey, M., Charlifue, S., Hanks, R. A., Slavin, M., Jette, A., and Tulsky, D. S. (2016). Linkage between the PROMIS R pediatric and adult emotional distress measures. Quality of Life Research, 25(4): Thissen, D., Liu, Y., Magnus, B., Quinn, H., Gipson, D. S., Dampier, C., Huang, I.-C., Hinds, P. S., Selewski, D. T., Reeve, B. B., Gross, H. E., and DeWalt, D. A. (2015b). Estimating minimally important difference (MID) in PROMIS pediatric measures using the scale-judgment method. Quality of Life Research, 25(1):13 23 Selewski, D. T., Troost, J. P., Massengill, S. F., Gbadegesin, R. A., Greenbaum, L. A., Shatat, I. F., Cai, Y., Kapur, G., Hebert, D., Somers, M. J., Trachtman, H., Pais, P., Seifert, M. E., Goebel, J., Sethna, C. B., Mahan, J. D., Gross, H. E., Herreshoff, E., Liu, Y., Song, P. X., Reeve, B. B., DeWalt, D. A., and Gipson, D. S. (2015). The impact of disease duration on quality of life in children with nephrotic syndrome: a midwest pediatric nephrology consortium study. Pediatric Nephrology, 30(9): Varni, J. W., Thissen, D., Stucky, B. D., Liu, Y., Magnus, B., He, J., DeWitt, E. M., Irwin, D. E., Lai, J.-S., Amtmann, D., and DeWalt, D. A. (2015). Item-level informant discrepancies between children and their parents on the PROMIS pediatric scales. Quality of Life Research, 24(8): Quinn, H., Thissen, D., Liu, Y., Magnus, B., Lai, J.-S., Amtmann, D., Varni, J. W., Gross, H. E.,, and DeWalt, D. A. (2014). Using item response theory to enrich and expand the PROMIS pediatric self report banks. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 12:160 Selewski, D. T., Massengill, S. F., Troost, J. P., Wickman, L., Messer, K. L., Herreshoff, E., Bowers, C., Ferris, M. E., Mahan, J. D., Greenbaum, L. A., MacHardy, J., Kapur, G., Chand, D. H., Goebel, J., Barletta, G. M., Geary, D., Kershaw, D. B., Pan, C. G., Gbadegesin, R., Hidalgo, G., Lane, J. C., Leiser, J. D., Song, P. X., Thissen, D., Liu, Y., Gross, H. E., DeWalt, D. A., and Gipson, D. S. (2014). Gaining the patient reported outcomes measurement information system (promis) perspective in chronic kidney disease: a midwest pediatric nephrology consortium study. Pediatric Nephrology, 29(12): Varni, J. W., Magnus, B., Stucky, B. D., Liu, Y., Quinn, H., Thissen, D., Gross, H. E., Huang, I.-C., and DeWalt, D. A. (2014a). Psychometric properties of the PROMIS pediatric scales: precision, stability, and comparison of different scoring and administration options. Quality of Life Research, 23(4): Varni, J. W., Thissen, D., Stucky, B. D., Liu, Y., Magnus, B., Quinn, H., Irwin, D. E., Page 3 September 16, 2017

4 DeWitt, E. M., Lai, J.-S., Amtmann, D., Gross, H. E., and DeWalt, D. A. (2014b). PROMIS parent proxy report scales for children ages 5 7 years: an item response theory analysis of differential item functioning across age groups. Quality of Life Research, 23(1): Gipson, D., Selewski, D., Massengill, S., Wickman, L., Messer, K., Herreshoff, E., Bowers, C., Ferris, M., Mahan, J., Greenbaum, L., MacHardy, J., Kapur, G., Chand, D., Goebel, J., Barletta, G., Geary, D., Kershaw, D., Pan, C., Gbadegesin, R., Hidalgo, G., Lane, J., Leiser, J., Plattner, B., Song, P., Thissen, D., Liu, Y., Gross, H. E., and DeWalt, D. A. (2013). Gaining the PROMIS perspective from children with nephrotic syndrome: a midwest pediatric nephrology consortium study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 11(1):11 30 Hinds, P. S., Nuss, S. L., Ruccione, K. S., Withycombe, J. S., Jacobs, S., DeLuca, H., Faulkner, C., Liu, Y., Cheng, Y. I., Gross, H. E., Wang, J., and DeWalt, D. A. (2013). PROMIS pediatric measures in pediatric oncology: Valid and clinically feasible indicators of patient-reported outcomes. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 60(3): Varni, J. W., Thissen, D., Stucky, B. D., Liu, Y., Gorder, H., Irwin, D. E., DeWitt, E. M., Lai, J.-S., Amtmann, D., and DeWalt, D. A. (2012). PROMIS parent proxy report scales: an item response theory analysis of the parent proxy report item banks. Quality of Life Research, 21(7): Hu, Y., Gan, Y., and Liu, Y. (2012). How Chinese people infer helpers ambiguous intentions: Helper effort and interpersonal relationships. International Journal of Psychology, 47(5): Li, T. and Liu, Y. (2012). Calibrating group attachment scale: An application of item factor analysis. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis, 48(2): Thissen, D., Varni, J. W., Stucky, B. D., Liu, Y., Irwin, D. E., and DeWalt, D. A. (2011). Using the PedsQL TM 3.0 asthma module to obtain scores comparable with those of the PROMIS pediatric asthma impact scale (PAIS). Quality of Life Research, 20(9): Book Chapters Yang, J. S., Morell, M., and Liu, Y. (in press). Constructed-response items. In Frey, B., editor, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Research, Measurement, and Evaluation. SAGE Publications Inc Thissen, D., Liu, Y., Magnus, B., and Quinn, H. (2015a). Extending the use of multidimensional IRT calibration as projection: Many-to-one linking and linear computation of Page 4 September 16, 2017

5 projected scores. In van der Ark, L. A., Bolt, D. M., Wang, W. C., Douglas, J. A., and Chow, S. M., editors, Quantitative Psychology Research. Springer, New York, NY Liu, Y., Magnus, B., Quinn, H., and Thissen, D. (in press). Multidimensional item response theory. In Hughes, D., Irwing, P., and Booth, T., editors, Handbook of Psychometric Testing. Wiley-Blackwell Manuscripts Under Review Chen, Y., Liu, Y., and Xu, S. A pseudo-reliability coefficient for latent class analysis. Liu, Y. and Yang, J. S. Interval estimation of scale scores in item response theory. Wang, X., Liu, Y., Robin, F., Guo, H., and Dorans, N. J. Detecting examinee preknowledge of items: A comparison of methods. Magnus, B., Liu, Y., and Thissen, D. The influence of parceling on the implied factor structure of multidimensional data. Conference Presentations Liu, Y. Generalized fiducial inference for graded response models. Invited talk at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Asheville, NC, USA, July 11 15, 2016 Liu, Y. and Yang, J. S. Bootstrap-calibrated interval estimates for scale scores in item response theory. Presentation at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Asheville, NC, USA, July 11 15, 2016 Liu, Y. and Yang, J. S. Interval estimation of scale scores in item response theory. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of National Council on Measurement in Education, Washington, DC, USA, April 8-11, 2016 Magnus, B., Liu, Y., and Willoughby, M. Using response times to enhance the measurement of executive functioning. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of National Council on Measurement in Education, Washington, DC, USA, April 8-11, 2016 Wang, X., Robin, F., Liu, Y., Guo, H., and Dorans, N. J. Detecting examinee preknowledge of items: A comparison of methods. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of National Council on Measurement in Education, Washington, DC, USA, April 8-11, 2016 Wang, X., Liu, Y., and Hambleton, R. K. Detecting candidate preknowledge of items using a predictive checking method. Presentation at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Beijing, China, July 12 16, 2015 Liu, Y. and Hannig, J. Generalized fiducial inference and its application in the graded response model. Presentation at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Beijing, China, July 12 16, 2015 Page 5 September 16, 2017

6 Liu, Y., Magnus, B., and Thissen, D. Semiparametric modeling and testing of differential item functioning (DIF). Presentation at the Annual Meeting of National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL, USA, April 15 19, 2015 Thissen, D., Liu, Y., Magnus, B., and Quinn, H. Extending the use of multidimensional IRT calibration as projection: Many-to-one linking and linear computation of projected scores. Presentation at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Madison, WI, USA, July 21 25, 2014 Liu, Y., Magnus, B., and Thissen, D. Modeling differential item functioning in unidimensional binary item response models with a single continuous covariate: A functional data analysis approach. Presentation at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Madison, WI, USA, July 21 25, 2014 Liu, Y. and Hannig, J. Generalized fiducial inference and its application in item response theory. Presentation at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Madison, WI, USA, July 21 25, 2014 Liu, Y. and Hannig, J. Generalized fiducial inference for binary logistic item response models: Theory and application. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, October 17 19, 2013 Liu, Y. and Maydeu-Olivares, A. Identifying the source of misfit in item response theory models. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL, USA, October 17 19, 2013 Liu, Y. and Maydeu-Olivares, A. Identifying the source of misfit in item response theory models. Presentation at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Arnhem, the Netherlands, July 23 26, 2013 Magnus, B. and Liu, Y. The influence of parceling on the implied factor structure of multidimensional data. Presentation at the Modern Modeling Methods Conference, Storrs, CT, USA, May 21 22, 2013 Liu, Y. and Maydeu-Olivares, A. The use of quadratic form statistics of residuals to identify IRT model misfit in marginal subtables. Presentation at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Lincoln, NE, USA, July 10 12, 2012 Liu, Y. and Thissen, D. Identifying local dependence with a score test statistic based on the bifactor two-parameter logistic model. Presentation at the International Meeting of the Psychometric Society, Hong Kong, China, July 18 22, 2011 Page 6 September 16, 2017

7 Teaching Experience 01/ /2017 PSY 10: Analysis of Psychological Data (Undergraduate) 08/ /2017 PSY 212: Item Response Theory (Graduate) Service 09/2013 Ad hoc reviewer for Educational and Psychological Measurement 07/2014 Ad hoc reviewer for Applied Psychological Measurement 09/2014 Ad hoc reviewer for Multivariate Behavioral Research 02/2015 Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics 06/2015 Ad hoc reviewer for Psychometrika 05/2016 Ad hoc reviewer for British Journal of Math. and Stats. Psychology 08/2016 Search committee for faculty hires in Quantitive Psychology School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Page 7 September 16, 2017