Pi-Ju (Marian) liu

Pillars of Interdisciplinary Research Excellence
Social Contexts and Policy for Optimal Aging; Integrative Health Care in Later Life; Preserving Cognitive Function

 

Education
PhD - Claremont Graduate University - Applied Developmental Psychology - 2014

 

Research Interests
Elder abuse and neglect; financial exploitation, fraud, and scam; Adult Protective Services; healthcare and financial decision making across the lifespan; healthcare policy evaluation; elder justice

 

Teaching Interests
Human development, aging, psychology, elder abuse and neglect, health policy

 

Selected Grants
2023 - California Department of Social Services
2023 - U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
2023 - The Purdue College of Health and Human Sciences Healthy Lifestyles and Vital Longevity Signature Research Area's Synergistic Connections between Life and Social Sciences Award
2022 - California Department of Social Services
2022 - Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
2021 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living (2)
2021 - California Department of Social Services

 

Mutchie, H., Zhang, Y., Hass, Z., & Liu, P. (accepted). Using a standardized tool to assess differences in the Adult Protective Services process by client race/ethnicity and English language acquisition. The Gerontologist.

Yeh, T.-P., Lin, Y.-K., Kuo, F.-L., Liu, P., Bai, D., & Chen, I.-H. (accepted). Loneliness and sarcopenia relationship in aged care: The mediating role of fatigability. Innovation in Aging. doi: 10.1093/geroni/igag023

 

Xue, W., Hass, Z., Richards, E., Abrahamson, K., & Liu, P. (accepted). Interpersonal relationship quality and likelihood of elder mistreatment. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

 

Yeh, T.-P., Lin, Y.-K., Kuo, F.-L., Liu, P., Chen, L.-C., Bai, D., & Chen, I.-H. (2025). Sleep quality and possible sarcopenia in community dwelling older adults: Physical and mental fatigability as mediators. BMC Geriatrics.

 

Xue, W., Ernst, J., & Liu, P. (2025). Adult Protective Services work with clients at the end of
life: Challenges and support needs. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. doi:10.1080/08946566.2025.2559666

 

Yeh, J., Parks, R., & Liu, P. (2025). Data-driven decision making in Adult Protective Services: Insights from the Identification, Services, and Outcomes (ISO) Matrix implementation. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2025.2528585

 

Liu, P. (2025). Comment on: Accelerating the pace of elder justice policy to meet the needs of a growing aging population. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73, 2623-2624. doi: 10.1011/jgs.19524

 

Nolte, J., Wood, S., Hengerer, D., Liu, P., & Hanoch, Y. (2024). The effects of age, resilience, and financial fraud victimization on mental health during the second year of the COVID19 pandemic. Journal of Economic Criminology, 6, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jeconc.2024.100100

 

Wood, S., Hengerer, D., Hanoch, Y., Liu, P., Xi, P., Paul, J., & Klapatch, L. (2023). Why comply? Risk and efficacy perceptions drive compliance in mass marketing scams. Journal of Elder Abuse and Neglect. doi: 10.1080/08946566.2023.2197268

 

Caspi, E., Xue, W., & Liu, P. (2023). Theft of controlled substances in long-term care homes: An exploratory study. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 42(7), 1588-1599. doi: 10.1177/07334648231153731