MINLI LIAO Ph.D., MSW Morgan State University School of Social Work 1700 East Cold Spring Lane, Jenkins 351 Baltimore, Maryland 21251 Phone: 217-722-7060 ACADEMIC DEGREES 2014 Doctor of Philosophy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2014 Master of Social Work University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Joint MSW/Ph.D. Program) 2007 Master of Science Renmin University of China 2005 Bachelor of Science Shandong University, China ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 08/2015-present Assistant Professor School of Social Work, Morgan State University 2015 Adjunct Lecturer School of Social Work, University of Maryland at Baltimore 2014 Adjunct Lecturer School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2012-2013 Teaching Assistant School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2007 2012 Research Assistant School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign PUBLICATION Kalomo, E.N. & Liao, M. (2018). Burden of care among caregivers of persons living with HIV/AIDS in rural Namibia: Correlates and outcomes. Social Work in Public Health. 33(1), 70-84. Hernandez, R., Cheung, E., Liao, M., Boughton, S. W., Tito, L. G., & Sarkisian, C. (2018). The Association of Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Functioning in Older Hispanic/Latino Adults: Results from the Caminemos! Study. The Journal of Aging and Health, 30(6), 843-862. Liao, M., Dababnah, S., & Park, H. (2017). Relationship between Disabilities and Adoption
Outcomes in African American Children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(9), 2438-2449. Park, H., Liao, M., & Crosby, S. (2017). The impact of Big Brothers Big Sisters programs on youth development: An application of the model of homogeneity/diversity relationships. Children and Youth Services Review, 82, 60-68. Kalomo, E.N., Liao, M., Besthorn, F., Shilunga, A. P. K., & Mbapaha, C. (2017). To tell or not to tell: Dimensions of disclosure to children with HIV in the Zambezi region of Northern Namibia. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services,16(3), 250-268. Liao, M. (2016). Factors predicting post-permanency adjustment for children in adoption or guardianship placements: An ecological systems analysis. Children and Youth Services Review, 66, 131-143. Liao, M., & Testa, M. (2016). Postadoption and guardianship: An evaluation of the adoption preservation, assessment, and linkage program. Research on Social Work Practice, 26(6), 675-685. Testa, M.F., Snyder, S.M., Wu, Q., Rolock, N., Liao, M. (2015). Adoption and guardianship: A moderated mediation analysis of predictors of post-permanency continuity. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 85(2), 107-118. Liao, M., & White, K.R. (2014). Post-permanency service needs, service utilization, and placement discontinuity for kinship versus non-kinship families. Children and Youth Services Review, 44(1), 370-78. Anderson, S., Liu, M., & Liao, M. (2013). Subsidized child care by grandparents: Profiles of caregivers in an emerging public service context. Journal of Women and Aging, 25(3), 242-59. Liu, C., Liao, M., & Smith, D.C. (2012). An empirical review of Internet addiction outcome studies in China. Research on Social Work Practice, 22(3), 282-92. Liao, M., Lee, A.S., Roberts-Lewis, A.C., Hong, J.S., & Jiao, K. (2011). Child maltreatment in China: An ecological review of the literature. Children and Youth Services Review, 33(9), 1709-19. Liao, M., & Hong, J.S. (2011). Child labor in the People s Republic of China: An ecological systems analysis. International Social Work, 54(4), 565-79. Hong, J.S., & Liao, M. (2010). Revisiting the case of Kayla Rolland decade later: An ecological systems analysis. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 3(1), 58-72. Liechty, J.M., Liao, M., & Schuil, C.P. (2009). Facilitating dissertation completion among doctoral students in social work. Journal of Social Work Education, 45(3), 481-97. 2
Liu, M., Hu, Y, & Liao, M. (2009). Travelling theory in China: Contextualization, compromise and combination. Global Network, 9(4), 529-53. PRESENTATIONS Liao, M. (2018). Caregiver Burden among Caregivers of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS. Council on Social Work Education 64st Annual Program Meeting, Orlando, FL. November 8-11 Liao, M. (2018). An evaluation of a post-adoption program on youth s behavior problems and placement stability. Talk give to ASCEND, NIH RISE& the SCMNS Students. Dixon Auditorium Rm 125, Morgan State University. 3/29/18. Liao, M. (2018). An Evaluation of a Literacy Program on Minority Children's Resiliency and Academic Achievement. Society for Social Work and Research 22 nd Annual Conference, Washington, DC, January 10-14. Liao, M. (2018). Relationship between Trauma Exposure and Alcohol Use Disorder Among African American Emerging Adults. Society for Social Work and Research 22 nd Annual Conference, Washington, DC, January 10-14. Estreet, A., & Liao, M. (2018). Gender Differences in Substance Abuse Treatment Completion Among the Elderly Population. Society for Social Work and Research 22 nd Annual Conference, Washington, DC, January 10-14. Liao, M., Dababnah, S., & Park, H. (2017). Adopted Children with Asthma: Effects on Parental and Placement Outcomes. Society for Social Work and Research 21 st Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, January 11-15. Liao, M., & Park, H. (2016). Adopted children's disability, parental stress, and caregiver commitment: A postpermanency survey. Council on Social Work Education 62st Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, GA. Xu, Q., Liao, M., Tsui, V., & Moon, S. (2016). Developing interdisciplinary partnership and collaborative practice to serve Asian and Pacific Islander populations. Council on Social Work Education 62st Annual Program Meeting, Atlanta, GA. Hernandez, R., Boughton, S.W., Tito, L.G., Liao, M., & Sarkisian, C. (2016). Association of depressive symptoms and cognitive functioning in older Hispanic/Latino adults: Results from the Caminemos! study. American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Expo. Denver, CO. Liao, M., Zhang, S., Anderson, S., & Liu, C. (2016). Perceived helpfulness and use of social media in social work learning: A survey of social work students. Society for Social Work and Research 20 th Annual Conference, Washington, DC. 3
Kang, J., & Liao, M. (2016). Predictors of young children s medical neglect: A multinomial logistic regression analysis. Society for Social Work and Research 20 th Annual Conference, Washington, DC. Liao, M. (2015). Physical health and social support of grandparents raising adopted grandchildren. Council on Social Work Education 61st Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO Liao, M. (2015). Overview of child welfare practice and research in the United States, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China Liao, M., & Fuller, T. (2013). A latent class analysis of resilience factors among children at risk for maltreatment. Society for Social Work and Research 17th Annual Conference, San Diego, CA Liao, M. (2012). An evaluation of a post-permanency program: Addressing treatment non-compliance using instrumental variables. Council on Social Work Education 58th Annual Program Meeting, Washington, DC Liao, M. (2012). Patterns of adoption service needs and service use: Propensity score matching of adoptive families in kinship adoption and non-kinship adoption. Presented at Society for Social Work and Research 16th Annual Conference, Washington, DC Liao, M., Testa, M.F., & Zhang, S. (2010). The unmet service needs of adoptive children: Implications for supporting families with special needs adoption. Presented at 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Hong Kong Zhang, S., & Liao, M. (2010). Social and emotional adaptation of children in rural migrant families: An ecological perspective. Presented at 2010 Joint World Conference on Social Work and Social Development, Hong Kong Testa, M.F., Rolock, N., & Liao, M. (2010). Adoption, guardianship, and access to post-permanency services. Presented at Society for Social Work and Research 14th Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA Liechty, J, & Liao, M. (2009). Estimating adolescent weight status from CDC s age-adjusted growth charts: The importance of age precision in obesity and weight-related research. Presented at Society for Social Work and Research 13th Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA TEACHING SOWK 702: SOWK HMN SRVCS STAT I, Fall 17, Fall 18 SOWK 363 Social Work Statistics & Data Analysis, Spring 17, Fall 17, Fall 18 SOWK 329 Social Welfare & Social Policy, Fall 15, Spring16 SOWK 460 Social Work Research, Fall 15, Spring16, Spring17, Fall 17, Fall 18 SOWK 342 Diversity and Issues of Social and Economic Justice, Spring16 SOWK 505.185 Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE I), Fall 16 4
GRANT & AWARD 2017 Faculty Development Travel Support Award (International Travel), $5,000 2017 ASCEND Research Pilot Project grant, role: Principle Investigator, $50,000 Title: Trauma Exposure and Alcohol Use Disorder among African American Emerging Adults 2017 ASCEND CBPR Travel/Professional Development Funds, role: Principle Investigator, $4,000 2017 ASCEND Student Research Center. Providing excellent faculty mentorship to students. 2016 ASCEND Community-Based Participatory Research grant, role: Principle Investigator $20,000 Title: The Effects of People of the Word on Racial Identity, Resiliency & Achievement 2016 Morgan State University Summer Grant Award, role: Principle Investigator, $6,250 Title: Predictors and the Long-term Health Outcomes of Childhood Medical Neglect: A Nationally Representative Study 2016 Selected to participate in the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect (NDACAN) 2016 Summer Research Institute, June 13-17, Cornell University 2014 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students University of Illinois 2013 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad, $5,000 Ministry of Education, People s Republic of China 2012 Cynthia Bell Award for Child Welfare Research, University of Illinois, $1,200 SERVICE Community Services People of the Word Advisory Committee (Baltimore, MD), Member University Services 5
EAB Student Success Collaborative training, Member Student Research Center (SRC) Health-Research Concepts Competition, Faculty Mentor Faculty Professional Development Committee, Member School of Social Work Services Digital Presence Committee, Member Professional Academic Services Asian Pacific Islands Social Work Educators Association (CSWE), Vice-President API International Melina Social Work Conference Planning Committee (2016), Member API International Vietnam Social Work Conference Planning Committee (2017), Member Journal Reviewer Children and Youth Services Review International Social Work Child & Family Social Work Dissertation Committee Dr. Marquis Chandler, committee member Dissertation title: "Predictors to Healthcare Utilization among Aging Returning African American Men". PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Society for Social Work and Research, Member Council on Social Work Education, Member International Association of Schools of Social Work, Member Asian and Pacific Islander Social Work Educators Association, Member 6