Yiran Liu, PhD, MS
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Yiran Liu is a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University, jointly affiliated with the SEICHE Center for Health and Justice and the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law. Her research leverages social epidemiology, mathematical modeling, and community engagement to examine the health impacts of incarceration and identify strategies to advance decarceration and health equity, with a geographic focus on the United States and Brazil. She received her BS from the University of Michigan and her MS and PhD from Stanford University, where she was a Knight-Hennessy Scholar, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, and Gerald J. Lieberman Fellow. During her PhD, she also served as co-coordinator and instructor with the Stanford Jail and Prison Education Project, a graduate student-led program providing co-teaching and co-learning opportunities inside Bay Area jails and prisons.
Last Updated on February 13, 2025.
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- School of Law
- SEICHE Center for Health and Justice
Education & Training
- PhD
- Stanford University, Epidemiology (2024)
- MS
- Stanford University, Cancer Biology (2022)
- BS
- University of Michigan, Cellular and Molecular Biology; Law, Justice, and Social Change minor (2017)
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Modeling; Infectious Diseases; Tuberculosis; Health Policy; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Community Engagement
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0000-0001-7964-712X
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Julio Croda, MD, PhD
Albert Ko, MD
Ted Cohen, DPH, MD, MPH
23Publications
753Citations
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Mass incarceration as a driver of the tuberculosis epidemic in Latin America and projected effects of policy alternatives: a mathematical modelling study
Liu Y, Mabene Y, Camelo S, Rueda Z, Pelissari D, Johansen F, Huaman M, Avalos-Cruz T, Alarcón V, Ladutke L, Bergman M, Cohen T, Goldhaber-Fiebert J, Croda J, Andrews J. Mass incarceration as a driver of the tuberculosis epidemic in Latin America and projected effects of policy alternatives: a mathematical modelling study. The Lancet Public Health 2024, 9: e841-e851. PMID: 39419058, PMCID: PMC11602220, DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00192-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLatin AmericaIncarceration policiesIncarcerated populationsEffects of policy alternativesDuration of incarcerationMinistry of JusticePrison admissionsIncarceration ratesMass incarcerationIncarcerationPolicy alternativesInternational health agenciesEl SalvadorHistorical riseTuberculosis incidenceLatinPrisonAge structureHealth agenciesCounterfactual scenariosCountriesPolicyHealth crisisNational Tuberculosis ProgrammeTuberculosis epidemicCOVID-19 Preventive Measures in Northern California Jails: Perceived Deficiencies, Barriers, and Unintended Harms
Liu Y, LeBoa C, Rodriguez M, Sherif B, Trinidad C, del Rosario M, Allen S, Clifford C, Redding J, Chen W, Rosas L, Morales C, Chyorny A, Andrews J. COVID-19 Preventive Measures in Northern California Jails: Perceived Deficiencies, Barriers, and Unintended Harms. Frontiers In Public Health 2022, 10: 854343. PMID: 35774562, PMCID: PMC9237366, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.854343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCustody officialsCarceral facilitiesMedical isolationHarms of incarcerationImpact of COVID-19 policiesBarriers to infection controlSARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antibody TestAssociated with perceived likelihoodMental health harmsJail conditionsCarceral characteristicsCarceral settingsIncarcerated individualsJail staffAssociated with antibody positivityHuman rightsJail residentsJailMedical neglectRestrictive measuresMitigation deterrencePerceived likelihoodCustodyMental health impactsUnintended harmFactors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among residents of Northern California jails
Liu Y, Oto J, Will J, LeBoa C, Doyle A, Rens N, Aggarwal S, Kalish I, Rodriguez M, Sherif B, Trinidad C, Del Rosario M, Allen S, Spencer R, Morales C, Chyorny A, Andrews J. Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy among residents of Northern California jails. Preventive Medicine Reports 2022, 27: 101771. PMID: 35309721, PMCID: PMC8920969, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsJail residentsFactors associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptanceDeterrents to vaccinationAssociated with mistrustTrusted sources of COVID-19 informationNational general populationCarceral facilitiesIncarcerated individualsJailInstitutional mistrustTrusted sources of informationHigh-risk settingsSide effectsRetrospective review of electronic health recordsCOVID-19Vaccinated residentsMedical mistrustMedical personnelResidentsVaccine acceptanceTrusted sourcesMistrustMultivariate logistic regressionVaccine uptakeSurvey respondentsAll-cause and cause-specific mortality during and following incarceration in Brazil: A retrospective cohort study
Liu YE, Lemos EF, Gonçalves CCM, de Oliveira RD, da Silva Santos A, do Prado Morais AO, Croda MG, de Lourdes Delgado Alves M, Croda J, Walter KS, Andrews JR. All-cause and cause-specific mortality during and following incarceration in Brazil: A retrospective cohort study. PLOS Medicine 2021, 18: e1003789. PMID: 34534214, PMCID: PMC8486113, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIncidence rate ratiosCause-specific mortalityCause of deathViolent deathEarly violent deathMortality rateCommunicable diseasesRecent incarcerationCause mortalityYouth detentionPrison administrationNon-incarcerated populationsPolice stationsPrison populationStandardized incidence rate ratiosIncarcerated womenRetrospective cohort studyIncarcerated menRisk of deathIncarcerationViolenceCause-specific mortality ratesInsufficient dataBrazilian statesCohort studyBlood transcriptional correlates of BCG-induced protection against tuberculosis in rhesus macaques
Liu Y, Darrah P, Zeppa J, Kamath M, Laboune F, Douek D, Maiello P, Roederer M, Flynn J, Seder R, Khatri P. Blood transcriptional correlates of BCG-induced protection against tuberculosis in rhesus macaques. Cell Reports Medicine 2023, 4: 101096. PMID: 37390827, PMCID: PMC10394165, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsArea under the receiver operating characteristic curveDay 2 post-vaccinationCorrelates of vaccine-induced protectionRobust correlates of protectionLow-dose recipientsHigh-dose i.Rhesus macaquesBCG-induced protectionCorrelates of protectionResponse to i.Receiver operating characteristic curveType 1 interferonVaccine-induced protectionBCG recipientsCohort of macaquesCD4 TPeripheral bloodWeek 8Receptor Signaling PathwayTuberculosisCharacteristic curveBCGBlood transcriptomeMycobacterium tuberculosisBloodTuberculosis treatment outcomes after transfer or release from incarceration: a retrospective cohort study from Brazil.
Mabene Y, Bortolotto Bampi JV, Lemos EF, de Oliveira R, Gonçalves C, Delgado Alves ML, Coutinho Echevarria M, Croda J, Andrews JR, Liu YE. Tuberculosis treatment outcomes after transfer or release from incarceration: a retrospective cohort study from Brazil. BMC Glob Public Health 2025, 3: 93. PMID: 41121406, DOI: 10.1186/s44263-025-00210-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Population Health Implications of Medicaid Prerelease and Transition Services for Incarcerated Populations
CHIN E, LIU Y, OGBUNU C, BASU S. Population Health Implications of Medicaid Prerelease and Transition Services for Incarcerated Populations. Milbank Quarterly 2024, 102: 896-912. PMID: 39387364, PMCID: PMC11654758, DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIncarcerated populationsIncarceration lengthIncarcerated individualsTransit serviceRural stateMedicaid populationMedicaid coverageSmall statesEligibility rulesPolicy changesMedicaid statesService delivery infrastructureHealth conditionsBehavioral health conditionsPopulation health implicationsPlan administratorsMedicaid programIncarcerationBurden of disease dataPrisonJailMedicaid eligibility rulesUnited StatesMedicaid plansPrereleaseSpecific CD4+ T cell phenotypes associate with bacterial control in people who ‘resist’ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Sun M, Phan J, Kieswetter N, Huang H, Yu K, Smith M, Liu Y, Wang C, Gupta S, Obermoser G, Maecker H, Krishnan A, Suresh S, Gupta N, Rieck M, Acs P, Ghanizada M, Chiou S, Khatri P, Boom W, Hawn T, Stein C, Mayanja-Kizza H, Davis M, Seshadri C. Specific CD4+ T cell phenotypes associate with bacterial control in people who ‘resist’ infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nature Immunology 2024, 25: 1411-1421. PMID: 38997431, PMCID: PMC11291275, DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01897-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMtb-specific T cellsT cellsPriming of adaptive immune responsesMtb infectionCD4+ T cellsProgression to active tuberculosisIndividuals exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosisT-cell biomarkersMtb-specific antigensLatent Mtb infectionAdaptive immune responsesBacterial controlAssociated with lackActive tuberculosisClinical phenotypeMtb exposureImmune responseClinical testingSouth African adolescentsTh17Mycobacterium tuberculosisInfectionNegative resultsNonhuman primatesImmune primingRates and causes of death after release from incarceration among 1 471 526 people in eight high-income and middle-income countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis
Borschmann R, collaborators M, Borschmann R, Keen C, Spittal M, Preen D, Pirkis J, Larney S, Rosen D, Møller L, O'Moore E, Young J, Altice F, Andrews J, Binswanger I, Bukten A, Butler T, Chang Z, Chen C, Clausen T, Christensen P, Culbert G, Cunningham R, Degenhardt L, Dolan K, Fazel S, Fischbacher C, Giles M, Graham L, Huang Y, Huber F, Karaminia A, King P, Kouyoumdjian F, Lim S, Liu Y, Lopez D, Moniruzzaman A, Morenoff J, Pizzicato L, Proescholdbell S, Ranapurwala S, Shaw J, Slaunwhite A, Somers J, Spaulding A, Stavseth M, Stern M, Telfer K, Viner K, Wang N, Zhao B, Zhu N, Kinner S, Kinner S. Rates and causes of death after release from incarceration among 1 471 526 people in eight high-income and middle-income countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet 2024, 403: 1779-1788. PMID: 38614112, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)00344-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCause-specific mortality ratesIndividual Participant Data Meta-AnalysisParticipant data meta-analysesPoor health profileEpidemiology of mortalityParticipant data meta-analysisGeneral population peersElevated rates of deathData meta-analysesMiddle-income countriesCrude mortality rateData Meta-AnalysisEvidence-based responsesMortality rateOlder age groupsTransitional healthcareHealth profileMental illnessSubstance use disordersAll-CausePopulation peersRate of deathAdministrative dataMortality outcomesWeeks post-releaseIncarceration and TB: the epidemic beyond prison walls
Sequera G, Aguirre S, Estigarribia G, Walter K, Horna-Campos O, Liu Y, Andrews J, Croda J, Garcia-Basteiro A. Incarceration and TB: the epidemic beyond prison walls. BMJ Global Health 2024, 9: e014722. PMID: 38382977, PMCID: PMC10882329, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords