Literature by Laura

SELECTED WORKS

My scholarship reflects a commitment to advancing public health education through research, collaboration, and applied practice. My work spans peer-reviewed publications, invited and refereed presentations, book chapters, and curricular and professional contributions focused on strengthening teaching, learning, and workforce development in public health. Selected works are listed below.

Refereed Original Articles in Journals

Bastian GE, Desai-Shah H, Fitzgerald N, Baker SS, D’Alonzo K, Liang LE, Mayaki TB, and Palmer-Keenan DM. (accepted). Impacts of a Gamified Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum for High Schoolers from Low-Income Communities: Rev It Up! Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior.
Lassiter TE, Liang LE, Pérez-Figueroa RE and Passannante MR (2026) Integrating an antiracism curriculum into public health core courses. Frontiers in Public Health. 14:1749330. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1749330
Davis S, English D, Shiau S, Bhavaraju R, Downs S, Eliasson GM, Krause KD, Merchant EV, Olsson T, Ruidíaz-Santiago MM, Shah NN, Liang LE, and Lassiter T. (2024). Developing and Implementing a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Curriculum Assessment at a School of Public Health. Public Health Reports. 2024;0(0). doi.org/10.1177/00333549241271728
Liang LE, Zivkovic A, and Passannante MR. (2021). A Public Health Summer Experience for High School Students. Pedagogy in Health Promotion. 7(3): 257–264. doi.org/10.1177/23733799211017561
Valera P, Acuna N, Alzate-Duque L, Liang LE, Cupertino P, and Merulla J. (2021). The development and prototype feedback of digital cancer 101 videos to enhance cancer education for marginalized communities with limited health literacy. Cancer Control. 28:1-10. doi.org/10.1177/10732748211006055
Burger J, Nakata K, Liang LE, Pittfield T, and Jeitner C. (2015). Effect of Providing Information on Student’s Knowledge and Concerns about Hydraulic Fracking. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A. 78 (9):595-601. doi: 10.1080/15287394.2015.1017683. PubMed PMID:25965194.
Cheng CE, Irwin, B, Mauriello D, Hemminger L, Pappert A, and Kimball AB. (2010). Self-reported acne severity, treatment, and belief patterns across multiple racial and ethnic groups in adolescent students. Pediatric Dermatology. 27(5): 446-452. doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1470.2010.01286.x
Cheng CE, Irwin B, Mauriello D, Hemminger L, Pappert A, and Kimball AB. (2010). Health disparities among different ethnic and racial middle and high school students in sun exposure beliefs and knowledge. Journal of Adolescent Health. 47(1):106-109.
Shendell DG, Hemminger L, Campbell JK, and Schlegel B. (2009). Supervising structured learning experiences for students in New Jersey: Training teachers in school-based occupational health and safety practice. Public Health Reports, 124(Supplement 1):74-83. doi.org/10.1177/00333549091244S109
Irwin B, Mauriello D, Hemminger L, Pappert A, and Kimball AB. (2007). Skin sun-acne tutorial evaluation among middle- and high-school students in central New Jersey. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 56(3):407-412. doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2006.11.028
Hines S, Thigpen Tart K, Hemminger L, Schlegel B, Stephen W, and Pitman L. (2006). Hot Off the Press The Science Teacher. 73(7): 38-41. www.jstor.org/stable/24140287

Peer Reviewed Book Chapters

Liang LE and Passannante MR. (2026). Chapter 21. Online Teaching and Learning. In S. L. Sullivan & S. Galea (Eds.) Teaching Public Health, Volume 2. Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, MD.

Curricular Materials, Reports and Other Professional Communications

Carlton E, Sullivan L, Arriola KJ, Krytus K, Liang L, Reeves K, Smith F and Weist EM. (2025). “Balancing Administrative Responsibilities with Research/Scholarship and Teaching Duties in Academic Public Health Survey Report: ASPPH Academic Affairs Section.” Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH).
Toppmeyer D, Liang LE, Gabriele C, Lauria J, D’Elia S, Cooper B, and Jeffreys B with representatives from Discovery Education and with support from the Val Skinner Foundation. (2023). Ready to Use (RTU) online student activities which supplement “Decoding Cancer featuring BioCONECT. Examples include: Decoding Cancer: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Student Activity; Careers in Healthcare: Get Venn-y With It; and Cell Cycle Regulators: Student Investigation. Val Skinner Foundation, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers School of Public Health, and Discovery Education.
Hayat M and Liang LE. (2020). “Section 5: Characteristics of Currently Used Tools.” In Student Course and Teacher Evaluations: A Report by the Course and Teacher Evaluation Working Group of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Task Force. Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health; Washington, DC; 2020 Apr. 47 p.
Toppmeyer D, Liang LE, and Gabriele C with representatives from Discovery Education and with support from the Val Skinner Foundation. (2016). “Decoding Cancer featuring BioCONECT (www.decodingcancer.org).” Val Skinner Foundation, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers School of Public Health, and Discovery Education.

Invited Presentations or Panelist

Liang LE. “Engage and Inspire: Impactful Teaching and Learning Strategies” Invited Moderator, Academic Public Health Session, Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, March 20, 2025.
Liang LE. “Contract Grading vs. Ungrading.” Invited panelist for Assessment Strategies: Alternative Grading Schemes Faculty Panel, Office of Teaching Evaluation & Assessment Research, Rutgers, The State of University, October 2024.
Liang LE. “Lessons Learned and Promising Practices for the Future of Public Health Education.” Presented at Public Health Conversations: Teaching Public Health: Transformative Educational Models, Boston University School of Public Health, June 2021 (virtual).
Liang LE. “Alternative Assessments.” Invited panelist for the Center for Teaching Advancement and Assessment Research, Rutgers, The State of University, January 2021 (virtual).
Liang LE. “Decoding Cancer Featuring BioCONECT.” Invited presentation for Oncology for the Classroom: Inspiring the Next Generation of Medical Professionals session at the 2018 Partners for Connections in Education Annual Conference, Cape May, NJ, April 26, 2018.
Toppmeyer D and LE Liang. BioCONECT/BOLD.” Invited speaker along with the Val Skinner Foundation at the Florida Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL, October 14, 2014.
Toppmeyer D and LE Liang. “BioCONECT.” Invited presentation for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), Stamford, CT, May 6, 2014.

Presentations (Last Five Years)

Liang LE. “Alternative Grading Schemes: Contract Grading vs. Ungrading” presented at the 2026 Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, March 20, 2026.
Weiler RM, Hanson CL, Jennings D, Liang LE, and Richardson M. “Mock Site Visits for Accreditation Success: Lessons Learned from the George Mason University College of Public Health Experience” presented at the 2026 Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, March 19, 2026.
Liang LE and Macy J. “Course Delivery Modalities: Stories of What’s Working and What’s Not” presented at the Academic Affairs Section Meeting during the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s Annual Retreat, Park City, UT, June 26, 2025.
Pilkington W and Liang LE. “Behind the Accreditation Curtain: Insights from a Senior Site Visitor and an Experienced Faculty Leader” presented at the Council on Education for Public Health’s 50th Anniversary Accreditation and Education Forum, Minneapolis, MN, October 26, 2024.
Liang LE. “Balancing Administrative Responsibilities with Research/Scholarship and Teaching Duties: A Sneak Peak” presented at the Academic Affairs Section Meeting during the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s Annual Retreat, Boston, MA, June 28, 2024.
Liang LE. “Developing a Collaborative Course Policy on Generative AI with Students” presented at the Academic Affairs Section Meeting during the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s Annual Retreat, Boston, MA, June 27, 2024.
Liang LE, Shiau S, English D, and Davis S. “Developing and Implementing a DEI Curriculum Assessment Tool” presented at the 2023 Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s Annual Meeting, Arlington, VA, March 17, 2023.
Harris KD, Passannante MR, Liang LE, Lopez L, and Silenzio VD. “Rubrics that Support Teaching and Learning” presented at the 2022 Assessment Institute, hosted by Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN, October 9, 2022.
Harris KD, Liang LE, Silenzio VD, Lopez L, and Passannante MR. “How the Rutgers School of Public Health is Piloting the Canvas Outcomes Tool to Assess Course Design and Teaching Effectiveness” presented at the 2021 Assessment Institute, hosted by Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN, October 2021 (pre-recorded session).
Liang LE. “Implementing an Alternative Assessment: Multiple-Choice Questions Created by Students” presented during the 2021 Rutgers Online Learning Conference (held virtually), March 15, 2021.