InForMID
Tufts Initiative for the Forecasting and Modeling of Infectious Diseases
Tufts Initiative for the Forecasting and Modeling of Infectious Diseases

Shiwei (Echo) Liang | MS, ’22

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Education
• MS, 2022, Nutrition Epidemiology and Data Science, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
• MA, 2019, Communication Management, Emerson College
• Certificate, 2019, Clinical Research, Boston College
• BS, 2017, Management Science, South China Normal University

Research Interests
• Quality metrics for public nutrition data dashboards and data visualization platforms
• Navigating global public influenza surveillance system for reliable forecasting
• Examining COVID-19 outbreak dynamics across US counties using adaptive filters and smoothers


Research Highlights

Simpson RB, Gottlieb J, Zhou B, Liang S, Jiang X, Hartwick MA, Naumova EN (2020). Navigating global public influenza surveillance systems for reliable forecasting. In Integrated Science of Global Epidemics. Springer (Under Revision).

Professional Experience
  • Research Assistant, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University. Boston, MA., July 2020 – Present
  • Project Associate, InfiniteMD, Feb 2018 – July 2020
  • International Marketing Intern, Mass General Hospital, Oct 2018 – May 2019
  • Marketing Liaison, Healthcare Businesswomen Association, Nov 2018 – Mar 2020
  • Account Executive Intern, Ruder Finn, Nov 2016 – Apr 2017
Honors and Awards
  • MS Scholarship, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, 2020-2022
  • International Graduate Student Award, Emerson College, 2019
  • MA Scholarship, Emerson College, 2017-2019
  • International and Global Engagement Funds, Emerson College, 2018
  • Graduate Student Association Grant, Emerson College, 2018
Publications and Presentations
  • Simpson RB, Gottlieb J, Zhou B, Liang S, Jiang X, Hartwick MA, Naumova EN (2020). Navigating global public influenza surveillance systems for reliable forecasting. In Integrated Science of Global Epidemics. Springer (Under Revision).
  • Liang S (2018). What Engagement Strategies Does E-Commerce Retailers Use to Impact Consumers’ Purchase Intent. 2018 International Academy of Business Disciplines Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. (Oral Presentation)