Q. Liu, Ph.D.
@qmmmmliu.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology at Boston University. Views my own.
Ph.D. in Clinical/Quantitative Psychology from Vanderbilt University. University of Notre Dame/University of Washington Alum.
https://sites.google.com/bu.edu/qpl/home
Ph.D. in Clinical/Quantitative Psychology from Vanderbilt University. University of Notre Dame/University of Washington Alum.
https://sites.google.com/bu.edu/qpl/home
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A reminder that I’m accepting applications for PhD students!
✨✨ I will be reviewing applications for the University of Minnesota psychology PhD program this fall!
Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab
Please spread the word!
Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab
Please spread the word!
Join the Lab | Ringwald Lab
ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu
October 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A reminder that I’m accepting applications for PhD students!
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Wasn't that happy with how performance crashed as time points grew, so I dusted off some linear algebra to optimize the calculations. Benchmark showed a ~1Mx speedup using new implementation (with 100 time points) 😅
October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Wasn't that happy with how performance crashed as time points grew, so I dusted off some linear algebra to optimize the calculations. Benchmark showed a ~1Mx speedup using new implementation (with 100 time points) 😅
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New paper in Assessmentauthored by @psychillinois.bsky.social MSPS student @antoniayuxinhua.bsky.social, with @qmmmmliu.bsky.social.
We validated the Regulating Emotions in Parenting Scale (REPS) across LGBT parents.
Read: doi.org/10.1177/1073...
We validated the Regulating Emotions in Parenting Scale (REPS) across LGBT parents.
Read: doi.org/10.1177/1073...
Psychometric Evaluation of the Regulating Emotions in Parenting Scale in Sexual and Gender Minority Parents - Antonia Yuxin Hua, Qimin Liu, Violeta J. Rodriguez, 2025
Emotion regulation (ER) in parenting is crucial for parental well-being and children’s mental health. However, ER in parenting is often studied as a general con...
doi.org
October 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New paper in Assessmentauthored by @psychillinois.bsky.social MSPS student @antoniayuxinhua.bsky.social, with @qmmmmliu.bsky.social.
We validated the Regulating Emotions in Parenting Scale (REPS) across LGBT parents.
Read: doi.org/10.1177/1073...
We validated the Regulating Emotions in Parenting Scale (REPS) across LGBT parents.
Read: doi.org/10.1177/1073...
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@qmmmmliu.bsky.social and I just gave a presentation for the UChicago internship program on writing faculty job statements.
We talked through what makes them compelling (and what to avoid).
Slides are here if interested 👉 osf.io/3skx4/?view_...
Thanks to Dr. Shona Vas inviting us!!
We talked through what makes them compelling (and what to avoid).
Slides are here if interested 👉 osf.io/3skx4/?view_...
Thanks to Dr. Shona Vas inviting us!!
Faculty Jobs
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September 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
@qmmmmliu.bsky.social and I just gave a presentation for the UChicago internship program on writing faculty job statements.
We talked through what makes them compelling (and what to avoid).
Slides are here if interested 👉 osf.io/3skx4/?view_...
Thanks to Dr. Shona Vas inviting us!!
We talked through what makes them compelling (and what to avoid).
Slides are here if interested 👉 osf.io/3skx4/?view_...
Thanks to Dr. Shona Vas inviting us!!
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🚨 New publication in Archives of Sexual Behavior! ❤️
Co–first authored w/ Dr. Qimin Liu — we applied conditional inference trees to examine intragroup nuances in discrimination + psychological distress among U.S. sexual minority adults.
@psychillinois.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Co–first authored w/ Dr. Qimin Liu — we applied conditional inference trees to examine intragroup nuances in discrimination + psychological distress among U.S. sexual minority adults.
@psychillinois.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Disentangling the Heterogeneity in Minority Stress: A Data Mining Approach - Archives of Sexual Behavior
Minority stress theory posits that discrimination contributes to increased distress among individuals with minoritized identities, including individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, and bisexual. The...
link.springer.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🚨 New publication in Archives of Sexual Behavior! ❤️
Co–first authored w/ Dr. Qimin Liu — we applied conditional inference trees to examine intragroup nuances in discrimination + psychological distress among U.S. sexual minority adults.
@psychillinois.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Co–first authored w/ Dr. Qimin Liu — we applied conditional inference trees to examine intragroup nuances in discrimination + psychological distress among U.S. sexual minority adults.
@psychillinois.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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I'll be reviewing computational/cognitive and clinical psychology applications this year for the Translational Lab at Emory 💭🔬
Please share broadly and send applicants my way! 🔄
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share broadly and send applicants my way! 🔄
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Information for prospective graduate students
The Translational Lab will be reviewing applications this cycle! Prospective students can apply through Clinical Science or Cognitive and Computational Sciences in the Emory Psychology Department to ...
docs.google.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I'll be reviewing computational/cognitive and clinical psychology applications this year for the Translational Lab at Emory 💭🔬
Please share broadly and send applicants my way! 🔄
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Please share broadly and send applicants my way! 🔄
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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✨✨ I will be reviewing applications for the University of Minnesota psychology PhD program this fall!
Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab
Please spread the word!
Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab
Please spread the word!
Join the Lab | Ringwald Lab
ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu
August 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
✨✨ I will be reviewing applications for the University of Minnesota psychology PhD program this fall!
Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab
Please spread the word!
Information for potential applicants can be found on my lab website: ringwaldlab.psych.umn.edu/join-lab
Please spread the word!
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I will be interviewing for a clinical psychology PhD student in the Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab this interview cycle.
Please see our website for more info about what we do + share with applicants you think might be a good fit.
share.google/uJRyS3NY9Kdo...
Please see our website for more info about what we do + share with applicants you think might be a good fit.
share.google/uJRyS3NY9Kdo...
Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab – University of Pennsylvania, Department of Psychology
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August 7, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I will be interviewing for a clinical psychology PhD student in the Precision Psychopathology + Dynamic Immunopsychiatry Lab this interview cycle.
Please see our website for more info about what we do + share with applicants you think might be a good fit.
share.google/uJRyS3NY9Kdo...
Please see our website for more info about what we do + share with applicants you think might be a good fit.
share.google/uJRyS3NY9Kdo...
A critical song that I put on repeat in my marathon of a day writing up my entire dissertation.
40 years ago today, Kate Bush released “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God).”
August 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A critical song that I put on repeat in my marathon of a day writing up my entire dissertation.
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📣 HIRING!
The Health Equity and Action Lab (@ UIUC) is looking for a Coordinator to support an NIH-funded study on parents.
💼 Start by 9/1
📍 Champaign, IL
✍️ Apply: vjrodrig@illinois.edu (CV + cover letter)
RT to help us find someone great! 💜
#AcademicJobs #PsychologyJobs #HealthEquity
The Health Equity and Action Lab (@ UIUC) is looking for a Coordinator to support an NIH-funded study on parents.
💼 Start by 9/1
📍 Champaign, IL
✍️ Apply: vjrodrig@illinois.edu (CV + cover letter)
RT to help us find someone great! 💜
#AcademicJobs #PsychologyJobs #HealthEquity
Health Equity and Action Lab – A publish.illinois.edu site
publish.illinois.edu
June 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
📣 HIRING!
The Health Equity and Action Lab (@ UIUC) is looking for a Coordinator to support an NIH-funded study on parents.
💼 Start by 9/1
📍 Champaign, IL
✍️ Apply: vjrodrig@illinois.edu (CV + cover letter)
RT to help us find someone great! 💜
#AcademicJobs #PsychologyJobs #HealthEquity
The Health Equity and Action Lab (@ UIUC) is looking for a Coordinator to support an NIH-funded study on parents.
💼 Start by 9/1
📍 Champaign, IL
✍️ Apply: vjrodrig@illinois.edu (CV + cover letter)
RT to help us find someone great! 💜
#AcademicJobs #PsychologyJobs #HealthEquity
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How to read data into R from the OSF without losing your mind. reilly-lab.github.io/Jamie_HowOSF...
Read File into R from OSF without Losing your Mind
reilly-lab.github.io
May 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
How to read data into R from the OSF without losing your mind. reilly-lab.github.io/Jamie_HowOSF...
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Looking forward to an invited talk at APS this month. I'll be discussing estimands, linear models, and set theory, debuting a new R package (w/ @nicolasleenaerts.bsky.social), and sharing some data from an ongoing emotion regulation study that identifies sufficient conditions for emotional distress.
May 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Looking forward to an invited talk at APS this month. I'll be discussing estimands, linear models, and set theory, debuting a new R package (w/ @nicolasleenaerts.bsky.social), and sharing some data from an ongoing emotion regulation study that identifies sufficient conditions for emotional distress.
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Despite the well-polished workflow of this package, I tried to analyze the “useless data set” that comes with it using {mediation}. Treatment and mediator were (strongly) confounded, so we need to pay close attention to the sensitivity analysis!
May 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Despite the well-polished workflow of this package, I tried to analyze the “useless data set” that comes with it using {mediation}. Treatment and mediator were (strongly) confounded, so we need to pay close attention to the sensitivity analysis!
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A visualization I created to share with family and friends about how the NIH indirect rate costs will hurt science AND our economy.
February 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A visualization I created to share with family and friends about how the NIH indirect rate costs will hurt science AND our economy.
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news.arizona.edu/news/new-pre... Out today - our protocol paper describing an ENORMOUS effort led by Ellen Driessen leveraging all available RCT data from depression trials comparing ADM/CT/BA/IPT/PDT (>60 studies, nearing 10K patients) to develop precision treatment selection decision support tools
New precision mental health care approach for depression addresses unique patient needs | University of Arizona News
U of A psychologists teamed up with Radboud University in the Netherlands to develop a precision treatment approach for depression that gives patients individualized recommendations based on multiple ...
news.arizona.edu
April 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
news.arizona.edu/news/new-pre... Out today - our protocol paper describing an ENORMOUS effort led by Ellen Driessen leveraging all available RCT data from depression trials comparing ADM/CT/BA/IPT/PDT (>60 studies, nearing 10K patients) to develop precision treatment selection decision support tools
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I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!
April 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I am teaching my phd writing workshop course this quarter, question: are there any words/phrases said to you by an advisor/mentor that stuck with you, were memorable, or particularly helpful? If so please reply below!
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In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, the team of @vjrp.bsky.social & @qmmmmliu.bsky.social shows how the stigma parents in sexual and gender families encounter is associated with their children's mental health.
go.illinois.edu/vq
go.illinois.edu/vq
Violeta Rodriguez Teams up to Examine Effects of Parental Stigma | Department of Psychology | Illinois
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open investigates how stigma experienced by parents in sexual and gender minority (SGM) families relates to their children's emotional and behavioral health. T...
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April 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In a new study published in JAMA Network Open, the team of @vjrp.bsky.social & @qmmmmliu.bsky.social shows how the stigma parents in sexual and gender families encounter is associated with their children's mental health.
go.illinois.edu/vq
go.illinois.edu/vq
Check out our new (and timely) publication co first with @mingcong.bsky.social!
New in JAMA Network Open with @qmmmmliu.bsky.social
Stigma faced by SGM parents is associated with child mental health symptoms — after controlling for parental psych symptoms.
Stigma is a family burden!
Link: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Stigma faced by SGM parents is associated with child mental health symptoms — after controlling for parental psych symptoms.
Stigma is a family burden!
Link: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Stigma Experiences of Sexual and Gender Minority Parents and Offspring Mental Health
This survey study examined the associations of sexual and gender minority parental stigma experiences and psychiatric symptoms with their children’s mental health and emotional and behavioral well-bei...
jamanetwork.com
April 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Check out our new (and timely) publication co first with @mingcong.bsky.social!
Congratulations! So well deserved!
Thrilled to have my work being recognized as one of the RISE (Researching Injustice and Social Equality) Award recipients! Huge thanks to my incredible mentors @vjrp.bsky.social and Dr. Qimin Liu from Boston U. I look forward to presenting and connecting with fellow researchers in Washington DC!
Excited to present my poster “Psychometric Evaluation of the Regulating Emotions in Parenting Scale (REPS) in Sexual and Gender Minority Parents” at #aps25dc. My first time attending APS, and my presentation happens to be scheduled on my birthday, which makes it extra special!🤓
March 28, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Congratulations! So well deserved!
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New paper alert: Revised Network Loadings, by Alexsander P. Christensen, Hudson Golino, Francisco Abad, and Luis Garrido (2025). Link: link.springer.com/article/10.3...
March 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New paper alert: Revised Network Loadings, by Alexsander P. Christensen, Hudson Golino, Francisco Abad, and Luis Garrido (2025). Link: link.springer.com/article/10.3...
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good piece on last week's devastating cuts to queer health research: "This termination has broader implications ... It sets a concerning precedent where scientific inquiry is stifled by political rhetoric, potentially erasing entire communities from research agendas" - @britshmit.bsky.social
Scientist speaks out after NIH terminates grants including study of LGBTQ+ teens' mental health
Dr. Brittany Charlton is speaking out after the NIH terminated all of her grants studying how discriminatory laws impact mental health among LGBTQ+ teens.
abcnews.go.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
good piece on last week's devastating cuts to queer health research: "This termination has broader implications ... It sets a concerning precedent where scientific inquiry is stifled by political rhetoric, potentially erasing entire communities from research agendas" - @britshmit.bsky.social
Hello friends! New week new publication from me led by the hardworking and talented superstar Tiffany Tran. Who knew perceived parental warmth and control in adolescence could have this long lasting of an impact on adult daily life?! Check it out at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
February 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hello friends! New week new publication from me led by the hardworking and talented superstar Tiffany Tran. Who knew perceived parental warmth and control in adolescence could have this long lasting of an impact on adult daily life?! Check it out at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Honestly soul crushing. Hundreds of hours of work from so many dedicated people.🙃
Does anyone have any grant that is being reviewed as usual… or is our grant (related to SGM) special… trying to figure out if this is NIH wide or content specific or grant specific… many thanks.
Does anyone have any grant that is being reviewed as usual… or is our grant (related to SGM) special… trying to figure out if this is NIH wide or content specific or grant specific… many thanks.
Was anyone else’s NIH application up for review today and now showing blank after this email?
Trying to figure out if this is just a review delay or yet another case of casual viewpoint suppression!
Trying to figure out if this is just a review delay or yet another case of casual viewpoint suppression!
February 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Honestly soul crushing. Hundreds of hours of work from so many dedicated people.🙃
Does anyone have any grant that is being reviewed as usual… or is our grant (related to SGM) special… trying to figure out if this is NIH wide or content specific or grant specific… many thanks.
Does anyone have any grant that is being reviewed as usual… or is our grant (related to SGM) special… trying to figure out if this is NIH wide or content specific or grant specific… many thanks.