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Research Interests <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

My research focuses on developing and applying innovative psychometric, statistical, and artificial intelligence (AI) methods to better understand well-being, social behavior, cognitive processes, and their interactions. I apply latent variable approach, causal modeling, and multilevel modeling to analyze complex educational and psychological data. I also use eye-tracking to investigate attention and cognitive processes in learning and decision making. Recently, I have been leveraging generative AI (e.g., large language models) to analyze text data and develop innovative approaches for validating educational and psychological assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Recent Journal Publications (* indicates student author)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Holmes*, E. J., Babchishin, K. M., & Liu, Y.<\/strong> (2026). Exploring how motivation factors, facilitation factors, and kinship cues are related to the propensity for sibling sexual abuse. Journal of Family Violence<\/em>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10896-026-01105-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gunnell, K. E., Johnston, M., Yung, J. J., Liu, Y.<\/strong>, & Goldfield, G. (2026). Is mindful screen time a resilience factor for screen-related experiences of psychological needs and well-being? Journal of Health Psychology<\/em>, 13:13591053251398259. <\/em>DOI: 10.1177\/13591053251398259<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Waldhauser*, K. J., Hives, B. A., Liu, Y.<\/strong>, Puterman, E., & Beauchamp, M. R. (2025). Predictors of adjustment to life after service among Canadian military veterans. Scientific Reports, 15, 38850. <\/em>DOI: 10.1038\/s41598-025-22710-y<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young, R., Domene, J. F., Liu, Y.<\/strong>, Pradhan*, K. Botia*, A., & Chi*, E. (2025). Emotion in Career Related Transitions of Young Adults: A Contextual Action Perspective. Journal of Career Development<\/em>, 0(0)<\/em>. DOI: 10.1177\/08948453251382176<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hives*, B. A., Beauchamp, M. R., Liu, Y.<\/strong>, Weiss, J., & Puterman, E. (2025). Multidimensional correlates of psychological stress: Insights from traditional statistical approaches and machine learning using a nationally representative Canadian sample. PLOS One,20(5): e0323197. <\/em>DOI: 10.1371\/journal.pone.0323197<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chen*, G., Tan*, B., Laham*, N., Tracey, T., Lapinski, S., & Liu, Y.<\/strong> (2025). A bibliometric review of natural language processing applications in psychology from 1991 to 2023. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 47<\/em>(2), 105\u2013119. DOI: 10.1080\/01973533.2024.2433720<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liu, Y.<\/strong>, Maltais*, N., Milner-Bolotin, M., & Chachashvili-Bolotin, S. (2024). Investigating adolescent psychological well-being using PISA 2018 Canada data. Frontiers in Psychology<\/em>, 15:1416631. DOI: 10.3389\/fpsyg.2024.1416631<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laricheva*, M., Liu, Y.<\/strong>, Shi*, E., & Wu, A. (2024). Scoping review on natural language processing applications in counselling and psychotherapy. British Journal of Psychology<\/em>, 00, 1-25. DOI: 10.1111\/bjop.12721<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chen*, G. Y., Liu, Y.<\/strong>, & Yue*, M. (2024). Understanding the log file data from educational and psychological computer-based testing: A scoping review protocol. PLOS One<\/em>, 19(5): e0304109. DOI: 10.1371\/journal.pone.0304109<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liu, Y.<\/strong>, Maltais*, N., Milner-Bolotin, M., & Chachashvili-Bolotin, S. (2024). Investigating adolescent psychological well-being using PISA 2018 Canada data. Frontiers in Psychology<\/em>, 15:1416631. DOI: 10.3389\/fpsyg.2024.1416631<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liu, Y.<\/strong>, Odic, D., Tang*, X., Ma*, A., Laricheva*, M., Chen*, G., Wu*, S., Niu*, M., Guo*, Y., & Milner-Bolotin, M. (2023). Effects of robotics education on young children\u2019s cognitive development: A pilot study with eye-tracking. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 32<\/em>, 295\u2013308. DOI: 10.1007\/s10956-023-10028-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liu, Y.<\/strong>, Laricheva*, M., Zhang*, C., Boutet*, P., Chen*, G., Tracy, T., Carenini, G., & Young, R. (2022). Transition to adulthood for young people with intellectual or developmental disabilities: Emotion detection and topic modeling. In Thomson, R., Dancy, C., Pyke, A. (eds) Social, cultural, and behavioral modeling. SBP-BRiMS 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13558<\/em>. Springer, Cham. DOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-17114-7_21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liu, Y.<\/strong>, B\u00e9liveau, A., Wei*, Y., Chen, M. Y., Record-Lemon, R., Kuo*, P., Pritchard*, E., Tang*, X., & Chen*, G. (2022). A gentle introduction to Bayesian network meta-analysis using an automated R Package. Multivariate Behavioral Research, <\/em>58(4), 706-722. DOI: \/10.1080\/00273171.2022.2115965<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liu, Y.<\/strong>, B\u00e9liveau, A., Besche, H. C., Wu, D. A., Zhang, X. Y., Stefan, M., Gutlerner, J., & Kim, C. (2021). Bayesian mixed effects model and data visualization for understanding item response time and response order in an open online assessment. Frontiers in Education: Assessment, Testing and Applied Measurement, 5:607260<\/em>. DOI: 10.3389\/feduc.2020.607260<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beauchamp, M. R., Liu, Y.<\/strong>, Ruissen*, G. R., Hulteen, R. M., Rhodes, R. E., & Faulkner, G. (2021). <\/a>Psychological mediators of exercise adherence among older adults in a group-based randomized trial. Health Psychology, <\/em>40(3), 166-177. DOI: 10.1037\/hea0001060Liu, Y.<\/strong>, Kim, C., Wu, A. D., Gustafson, P., Kroc, E., & Zumbo, B. D. (2020). Investigating the performance of propensity scores approaches for differential item functioning analysis. Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods<\/em>, 18(1), <\/em>eP274. DOI: 10.22237\/jmasm\/1556669280<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46446,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Yan","cu_people_last_name":"Liu","cu_people_initials":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[17],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-35505","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-faculty"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"Associate Professor","cu_people_degree":"PhD (The University of British Columbia)","cu_building":"","cu_people_office_num":"","cu_people_pronoun":"","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"yan.liu5@carleton.ca","cu_people_phone":"613-520-2600 ","cu_people_phone_ext":"2691","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/35505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/35505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46448,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/35505\/revisions\/46448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=35505"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=35505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}