Jessica Liu

Dr. Jessica Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Science at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Liu completed her postdoctoral research fellowship at the REACH Lab at Stanford University in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Health, and is a graduate of the Population Health Sciences PhD program at Harvard University. Dr Liu's research focuses on adolescent health, substance use prevention, and school-based interventions. Dr. Liu utilizes mixed-methods community-engaged research to develop and implement more equitable interventions to reduce disparities in substance use outcomes among adolescent and young adults. Her work has also been cited to support local and state-wide tobacco control policies. As a first-generation college student herself, Dr. Liu is passionate about teaching and mentoring first-generation and underrepresented students in STEM pursue higher education and research careers. Fun fact 鈥 her passion for teaching even extends to fitness, as she is a certified spin, yoga, and group fitness instructor! 

BA: Psychology and Public Health, University of California, Berkeley

MPH: Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health

PhD: Population Health Sciences, Harvard University

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Adolescent Medicine, Stanford University

Peer-reviewed original research

 

  1. Liu J, McLaughlin S, Lazaro A, Halpern-Felsher B. What Does It Meme? A Qualitative Analysis of Adolescents' Perceptions of Tobacco and Marijuana Messaging. Public Health Rep. 2020;135(5):578-586. doi:10.1177/0033354920947399

 

  1. Liu J, Gaiha SM, Halpern-Felsher B. A Breath of Knowledge: Overview of Current Adolescent E-cigarette Prevention and Cessation Programs. Curr Addict Rep. 2020;7(4):520-532. doi: 10.1007/s40429-020-00345-5. Epub 2020 Nov 12. PMID: 33204602; PMCID: PMC7661014.

 

  1. Liu J, Halpern-Felsher B, Harris SK. Does Tobacco Screening in Youth Primary Care Identify Youth Vaping?. J Adolesc Health. 2021;69(3):519-522. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.01.017

 

  1. Liu J, Ramamurthi D, Halpern-Felsher B. Inside the adolescent voice: A qualitative analysis of the appeal of different tobacco products. Tob Induc Dis. 2021 Feb 26;19:15. doi: 10.18332/tid/132856. PMID: 33654482; PMCID: PMC7908110.

 

  1. Liu J,  Subramanian S, Geller A. Identification of 鈥渉ot spots鈥 of COVID-19 in the United States (January 2020-January 2021). Harvard Public Health Review. 2021; 27. DOI:10.54111/0001/aa2

 

  1. Liu J, Heckel E, Coroiu A, Rees VW. Contextual challenges in police-assisted substance use referral programs: Impact of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter movement. Subst Abus. 2022;43(1):486-494. doi:10.1080/08897077.2021.1949662

 

  1. Liu J, V谩zquez-Otero C, Berman ML, Stevens EM. Youth-appealing features in popular e-cigarette brand advertising in the USA after heightened scrutiny in 2018. Tob Control. 2023;32(4):497-500. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-056720

 

  1. Liu J, Wright C, Williams P, Elizarova O, Dahne J, Bian J, Zhao Y, Tan ASL. Smokers' Likelihood to Engage With Information and Misinformation on Twitter About the Relative Harms of e-Cigarette Use: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2021 Dec 21;7(12):e27183. doi: 10.2196/27183. PMID: 34931999; PMCID: PMC8734921.

 

  1. Liu J, Wright C, Elizarova O, Dahne J, Bian J, Tan ASL. Emotional Responses and Perceived Relative Harm Mediate the Effect of Exposure to Misinformation about E-Cigarettes on Twitter and Intention to Purchase E-Cigarettes among Adult Smokers. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Nov 24;18(23):12347. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182312347. PMID: 34886071; PMCID: PMC8656833.

 

  1. Liu, J., Reynolds, M.J., Hartman, L., Gottlieb, M., Coogan, J.M. and Winickoff, J.P. (2022), The First State Tobacco Flavor Ban: High School Tobacco Control Needs in a Changing Landscape. J School Health, 92: 720-727. 

 

  1. Liu J, Hartman L, Tan ASL, Winickoff JP. Youth tobacco use before and after flavoured tobacco sales restrictions in Oakland, California and San Francisco, California [published correction appears in Tob Control. 2023 Apr;32(e1):e136]. Tob Control. 2023;32(e1):e118-e120. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2021-057135

 

  1. Liu J, Gaiha SM, Halpern-Felsher B. School-based programs to prevent adolescent e-cigarette use: A report card. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2022;52(6):101204. doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2022.101204

 

  1. Lee DN, Liu J, Keller-Hamilton B, Patterson JG, Wedel AV, V谩zquez-Otero C, Stevens EM. Associations between perceived source credibility, e-cigarettes, and e-cigarette ad perceptions. Prev Med Rep. 2022 Jun 13;28:101862. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101862. PMID: 35733610; PMCID: PMC9207267.

 

  1. Liu J, Wright C, Elizarova O, Dahne J, Bian J, Williams P, Zulkiewicz B, Tan AS. Effects of brief exposure to misinformation about e-cigarette harms on Twitter on knowledge and perceptions of e-cigarettes. Digit Health. 2022 Aug 2;8:20552076221116780. doi: 10.1177/20552076221116780. PMID: 35935711; PMCID: PMC9350525.

 

  1. Lindpere, V., Winickoff, J. P., Khan, A. S., Dong, J., Michaud, T. L., Liu, J., & Dai, H. D. (2023). Reasons for E-cigarette Use, Vaping Patterns, and Cessation Behaviors Among US Adolescents. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 25(5), 975鈥982. 

 

  1. Liu, J., Keller-Hamilton, B., Patterson, J. G., Lee, D. N., Wedel, A. V., V谩zquez-Otero, C., & Stevens, E. M. (2023). How Age and E-cigarette Use Status Interact to Influence E-cigarette Ad Perceptions. Substance use & misuse, 58(2), 257鈥265. 

 

  1. Rohde JA, Liu J, Rees VW. Community and Opinion Leadership Effects on Vaping Discourse: A Network Analysis of Online Reddit Threads. J Health Commun. 2023;28(8):487-497. doi:10.1080/10810730.2023.2225447

 

  1. Liu, J., Roberts, J., Reynolds, M. J., Hanby, E., Gundersen, D. A., Winickoff, J. P., Rees, V. W., Emmons, K. M., & Tan, A. S. L. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to address vaping in Massachusetts schools: a mixed-methods study of school-based stakeholders. Translational behavioral medicine, 13(8), 589鈥600. 

 

  1. Liu J, Lee DN, Stevens EM. Characteristics Associated with Young Adults' Intentions to Engage with Anti-Vaping Instagram Posts. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jun 5;20(11):6054. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20116054. PMID: 37297658; PMCID: PMC10252522.

 

  1. Liu J, Butler R, Turncliff A, et al. An Urgent Need for School-Based Diversion Programs for Adolescent Substance Use: A Statewide Survey of School Personnel. J Adolesc Health. 2023;73(3):428-436. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.04.006

 

  1. Lee DN, Liu J, Oduguwa K, Stevens EM. Association of Vaping Identity and e-Cigarette Perceptions among Young Adults Who Vape. Subst Use Misuse. 2023;58(11):1418-1424. doi:10.1080/10826084.2023.2223286

 

  1. Patterson, J. G., Keller-Hamilton, B., Wedel, A., V谩zquez-Otero, C., Liu, J., Lee, D., Stevens, E. M., & Wagener, T. L. (2023). Absolute and relative e-cigarette harm perceptions among young adult lesbian and bisexual women and nonbinary people assigned female at birth. Addictive behaviors, 146, 107788. 

 

  1. Liu J, Patterson JG, Keller-Hamilton B, Lee DN, Chrzan KR, Stevens EM. Sexual orientation and gender identity differences in perceptions and product appeal in response to e-cigarette advertising. Tob Induc Dis. 2023;21:111. Published 2023 Sep 1. doi:10.18332/tid/169739

 

  1. Liu J, Tan ASL, Lee J. Vaping of Cannabis, Cannabidiol, and Synthetic Cannabis Among US Sexual Minority Youths. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(8):e2329041. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.29041

 

  1. Liu J, Tan ASL, Winickoff JP, Rees VW. Correlates of adolescent sole-, dual- and poly-use of cannabis, vaped nicotine, and combusted tobacco. Addict Behav. 2023;146:107804. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107804

 

  1. Liu J, Nikitin R, Emmons K, Rees V. Harmonization of state E-cigarette and cigarette excise taxes: association with U.S. State tobacco control interventions. HPHR. 2022;61. DOI: 10.54111/0001/III3

 

  1. Liu J, Winickoff JP, Hanby E, Rees V, Emmons KM, Tan AS. Prevalence and correlates of past 30-day dual-vaping of nicotine and cannabis among adolescents in five New England states. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024;254:111055. doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.111055

 

  1. Liu, J., Charmaraman, L., & Bickham, D. (2024). Association Between Social Media Use and Substance Use Among Middle and High School-Aged Youth. Substance use & misuse, 1鈥8. Advance online publication.

 

  1. Lee, D. N., Liu, J., Stevens, H., Oduguwa, K., & Stevens, E. M. (2024). Does source matter? Examining the effects of health experts, friends, and social media influencers on young adult perceptions of Instagram e-cigarette education messages. Drug and alcohol dependence, 258, 111270. 

                                                 

  1. Liu, J., Hanby, E., Kingsley, M., Winickoff, J. P., Gundersen, D. A., & Tan, A. S. L. (2024). Dual-Vaping of Nicotine and Cannabis among Adults who Currently Use Tobacco Products in Five New England States. Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, ntae062.