Ying Liu, Ph.D., manages the development, enhancement, and maintenance of information resource data to support decision making, planning, and reporting for the entire University community. He leads the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis (IEA) and supports University executives, campus administrators, and campus committees with research, planning, and analysis for evidence-based decision making and policy formation. Prior to joining FAU in March of 2018, Dr. Liu was the Director of Institutional Research at the University of Toledo. He has also worked at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Toronto, and McMaster University. Dr. Liu earned his Ph.D. in psychology from Beijing Normal University in China and his master’s degree in statistics from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Liu’s research has focused on measuring student outcomes with advanced statistical models, as well as the cognitive processes involved in learning.