Echu Liu, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor; Health Management and Policy
College for Public Health and Social Justice
Director
Ph.D. in Public Health Studies program
Data tells its own story."
- Echu Liu, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Courses Taught
Biostatistics, Health Care Economics, Healthcare Financial Management
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 2006
- M.B.A., Finance (with Beta Gamma Sigma Honor), California State University, Los Angeles, 2000
- M.A., Economics, National Taiwan University/University of Southern California, 1995/2003
- B.A., Economics, National Taiwan University, 1994
Research Interests
Data Analytics
Publications and Media Placements
- Liu, E., Arledge, S., Miao, C. Tao, D., & Li, W. (2023). Health insurance literacy and medical
care avoidance among international students: A case study. International Journal of
Public Health, 68, 1605788.
- Liu, E., & Chang, S. (2022). Self-esteem and weight status of young adults: Finds from a pilot study. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 11, 263.
- Liu, E., & Arledge, S. (2022). Individual characteristics and demographics associated with mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior, 5(1), 3-9.
- Dean, C. A., Liu, E., Wiltshire, J., & Elder, K. (2022). Underlying factors of health insurance use among Blacks and Hispanics with ambulatory care sensitive conditions. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 45(2), 114-125. DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000407
- Li, W., Liu, E., Balezentis, T., Jin, H., & Streimikiene, D. (2021). Association between socioeconomic welfare and depression among older adults: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Social Science and Medicine, 275, 113814.
- Wiltshire, J., Liu, E., Dean, C. A., Colato, E. G., & Elder, K. (2021). Health insurance literacy and medical debt in middle-age Americans. Health Literacy Research and Practice, 5(4), e319-e332.
- Dean, C. A., Wiltshire, J., Liu, E., Amamoo, M. A., Colato, E. G., & Elder, K. (2020). Confidence in understanding health insurance and challenges paying medical bills among men in the United States. American Journal of Men鈥檚 Health, 14(4), 1557988320943359.
- Li, W., Liu, E., & BeLue, R. (2018). Household water treatment and the nutritional status of primary-aged children in India: Findings from the India Human Development Survey. Globalization and Health, 14, 37.
- Cai, M., Liu, E., Tao, H., Qian, Z., Lin, X., & Cheng, Z. (2018). Does the level of hospital matter? A study of mortality of acute myocardial infarction patients in Shanxi, China. American Journal of Medical Quality, 33(2), 185-192.
- Liu, E., Balasubramaniam, D., & Hunt, A. F. (2016). Does access to water matter? A study on the nutritional status of primary-aged children in India. Journal of Public Health, 38(4), e419-e424.
- Hsieh, H., Chou, S., Liu, E., & Lian, H. (2015). Strengthening or weakening? The impact of universal health insurance on intergenerational co-residence in Taiwan. Demography, 52(3), 883-904.
- Chou, S., Liu, E., Lin, M., & Liu, J. (2015). Better peers, better scores? A study of twin junior high school graduates in Taiwan. Applied Economics, 47(32), 3462-3481.
- Liu, E., Yu, W., & Hsieh, H. (2011). Cigarette taxes and respiratory cancers: New evidence from panel co-integration analysis. Journal of Health Care Finance, 37(3), 62-71.
- Liu, E., Hsiao, C., Matsumoto, T., & Chou, S. (2009). Maternal full-time employment and overweight children: Parametric, semi-parametric, and non-parametric assessment. Journal of Econometrics, 152(1), 61-69.
Professional Organizations and Associations
- Member, Health Care Financial Management Association
- Guest Editor, Frontiers in Public Health