Research Associates
Huiyi Xia, M.A.
HXIA@mailbox.sc.edu
I am a Research Associate in the Department of Health Promotion, Behavior, and Education, currently working in Dr. Xueying Yang’s group, where I am mainly responsible for the team’s data analysis efforts. I obtained my master’s degree in Statistics from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in Statistics and Psychology from Rutgers University. My research interests center on advanced statistical modeling and machine learning methods, particularly their applications in health-related subjects. At present, my major work focuses on leveraging electronic health records and survey data to better understand and optimize health outcomes among people living with HIV, using the All of Us Research Program, a diverse health database funded by the NIH.
Muyang (Tara) Wu
MUYANG@mailbox.sc.edu
Muyang Wu is a Research Associate with expertise in epidemiology, biostatistics, and nutrition intervention. Her research interests include HIV and nutritional therapy, mental health among people living with HIV, clinical nutrition, and the application of advanced data science methods to public health. She has worked on diverse projects such as the Community Health Workers Engaging in Integrated Care Project and the NutriCare Project at Tufts University, where she applied survival and correlation analyses using SAS and R to clinical datasets. She also has industry experience as a Biological Data Scientist at METY Technology, where she developed evidence-based digital health platforms, and at Mathematica, where she contributed to large-scale evaluations of school nutrition programs. Muyang earned dual master’s degrees in Public Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and Nutrition Intervention from Tufts University, and dual bachelor’s degrees in Dietetics and Nutritional Medical Science from the University of Delaware.