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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- 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; Tuberculosis; Health Equity, Disparities, Social Determinants and Justice; Infectious Diseases; Health Policy; Community Engagement
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Julio Croda, MD, PhD
Albert Icksang Ko, MD
Ted Cohen, DPH, MD, MPH
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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 J, Lemos E, de Oliveira R, Gonçalves C, Delgado Alves M, Coutinho Echevarria M, Croda J, Andrews J, Liu Y. Tuberculosis treatment outcomes after transfer or release from incarceration: a retrospective cohort study from Brazil. BMC Global And Public Health 2025, 3: 93. PMID: 41121406, PMCID: PMC12541975, DOI: 10.1186/s44263-025-00210-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsRisk of unfavorable treatment outcomesCarceral facilitiesUnfavorable treatment outcomesCovariate-adjusted relative risksTreatment outcomesContinuity of careCommunity health systemTuberculosis treatment outcomesDrug-susceptible TBTB treatment successNotifiable Diseases Information SystemTB treatment completionTB treatment outcomesIncarceration dataRetrospective cohort studyIncarcerationTreatment completion ratesHealth systemTB notification dataTB treatment completion ratesInitial treatmentTB outcomesTreatment initiationCohort studyGeneral population
2026
Deep learning-based non-contrast CT imaging markers enhance post-transfer DWI core volume prediction.
van Voorst H, Konduri P, Ter Schiphorst A, Vandewalle L, Liu Y, Jiang B, Heylen E, Mlynash M, Christensen S, Dehkharghani S, Albers G, Zaharchuk G, Lansberg M, Heit J. Deep learning-based non-contrast CT imaging markers enhance post-transfer DWI core volume prediction. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2026, ajnr.a9311. PMID: 41916751, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a9311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLongitudinal Symptom Transitions Predict Incident Tuberculosis Risk in Serial Active Case Finding
Jung E, Bampi J, da Silva A, Liu Y, Tsuha D, Salindri A, da Silva Santos A, de Oliveira R, Croda J, Andrews J. Longitudinal Symptom Transitions Predict Incident Tuberculosis Risk in Serial Active Case Finding. Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2026, jiag119. PMID: 41720151, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiag119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricStem cell therapy for ischemic stroke: neuroimaging approaches and evidence from a systematic review
Jiang B, Zhao M, Tong E, Liu Y, Fettahoglu A, Weng W, Moseley M, Wintermark M, Steinberg G, Zaharchuk G. Stem cell therapy for ischemic stroke: neuroimaging approaches and evidence from a systematic review. Frontiers In Neurology 2026, 17: 1718086. PMID: 41743047, PMCID: PMC12931286, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1718086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2025
Perceptions of persons deprived of liberty regarding tuberculosis vaccine research
Pires M, Liu Y, Lemos E, da Silva L, Croda M, Magalhães M, Pereira D, Vasconcelos M, Ruffato R, Batista S, de Freitas G, Cordeiro-Santos M, dos Santos-Melo G, dos Santos Pinheiro J, Assis L, Possuelo L, Heringer T, Back D, Schwarzbold P, Andrews J, Gonçalves C, Croda J. Perceptions of persons deprived of liberty regarding tuberculosis vaccine research. PLOS Global Public Health 2025, 5: e0004941. PMID: 41401199, PMCID: PMC12707645, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsPrison health systemsFocus groupsParticipants' perceptionsMulticenter qualitative studyHistory of exploitationPrison systemState prisonsIncarcerated individualsMiddle-income countriesPrisonRate of TBIndividual autonomyAssurance of accountabilityClinical trialsHealth systemHealthcare servicesIntroduction of effective vaccinesTB vaccinesQualitative studyPerceptions of personsPotential participantsLevel of trustLibertyEthical concernsVaccine research
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