Yue Liao

I've been conducting behavioral research in physical activity, eating, and smoking behaviors. These are the top 3 modifiable behaviors that cause chronic diseases. My goal is to help people adopt a healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of chronic diseases.

One of my research interest is to use novel real-time data capture techniques (i.e., via smartphone apps, wearable devices) to measure people´s behaviors, attitudes, and moods in their daily lives. This way, we are able to better understand what personal and environmental factors might influence people's decision making about their daily health-related behaviors.