Curriculum Vitae for Liu, Jihong

Biographical Profile Interest Background Professional Preparation Memberships & Professional Activities Positions & Appointments Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

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Liu, Jihong

Professor

Dr. Liu's work has focused on two areas: 1) the impact of maternal obesity, gestational weight gain, and physical activity on pregnancy complications and birth outcomes; 2) the contribution of maternal (or early life), behavioral, social, and environmental factors to childhood obesity and child neurodevelopment. Her work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Biographical Profile

College
Arnold School of Public Health
Department
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Tenure Status
Tenured

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Graduates
Interest Keywords
Perinatal epidemiology, obesity and physical activity in mothers and children, health disparities, reproductive health, international health
Institutional Focus Areas
Biomedical Sciences, Health Disparities, Behavioral Sciences, Health Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Obesity, physical activity, perinatal and reproductive epidemiology

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
09/1997 - 06/2003 Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts ScD Population & Reproductive Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics
07/1989 Xiangtan University Xiangtan City, P.R. China BA English Literature and Linguistics

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
2005 - Present Membership Member/Chair, Exam, Curriculum, Admission Committees Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
2007 - Present Membership Member, South Carolina Birth Defects Advisory Council SC Department of Health and Environmental Health
08/2017 - Present Membership Member, University Committee on Tenure & Promotion University of South Carolina
2005 - Present Professional Activity Member of Steering Committee, South Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring Risk System SC Department of Health and Environmental Health
2005 Professional Activity Editorial Board, Maternal and Child Health Journal
2005 - 2010 Professional Activity Co-Organizer Outstanding Student Paper Session, American Association of Public Health American Public Health Association
2009 - 2011 Professional Activity Chair, Interdisciplinary Conference on Pregnancy and Health of Women and Children University of South Carolina

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
07/1989 - 07/1991 Assistant Lecturer China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
07/1991 - 07/1996 Section Chief/Program Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs The State Family Planning Commission of China
06/1999 - 06/2003 Research Assistant/Consultant, Children's Hospital Boston Harvard Medical School
06/2003 - 12/2004 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Postdoctoral Fellowship Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Health Resources and Services Administration (CDC/HRSA)
01/2005 - 12/2016 Assistant (2005-2011), Associate (2011-2016) Professor of Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
01/2017 - Present Professor Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
1997 Award The Clarence and Ann Dillon Dunwalke Scholarship Harvard School of Public Health
2000 Award Predoctoral Dissertation Fellowship in Social Science The Population Council
2003 Award Certificate of Distinction in Teaching Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health
2006 Award Young Professional Achievement Award, National Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Epidemiology Awards CDC and the 15 national health organizations
2009 Award Best Faculty Abstract Award (Clinical Science), the Carolina Women's Health Research Forum the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Carolina
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