Methodological (*: student)


  1. Yang, H. D., Chang, A.*, Hsu, W.-W., and Chen, C. S. (2023). Zero-Inflated Models for Spatiotemporal Count Data with Extra Zeros: Application to 1950-2015 Tornado Data in Kansas. Environmental and Ecological Statistics, 31, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10651-023-00586-3.
  2. Todem, D., Hsu, W.-W., and Kim, K. (2023). Nonparametric Scanning Tests of Homogeneity for Hierarchical Models with Continuous Covariates. Biometrics, 79, 2063–2075. https://doi.org/10.1111/biom.13801.
  3. Li, Y.* and Hsu, W.-W. (2022). A classification for complex imbalanced data in disease screening and early diagnosis. Statistics in Medicine, 41(19): 3679– 3695. https://doi:10.1002/sim.9442.
  4. Hsu, W.-W., Mawella, N.* and Todem, D. (2022). On testing for homogeneity with zero-inflated models through the lens of model misspecification. International Statistical Review, 90, 62– 77. https://doi.org/10.1111/insr.12462.
  5. Hsu, W.-W., Todem, D., Mawella, N.*, Kim, K. and Rosenkranz, R. (2020). A Robust Score Test of Homogeneity for Zero-Inflated Count Data. Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 29(12), 3653-3665, https://doi.org/10.1177/0962280220937324.
  6. Todem, D., Hsu, W.-W. and Fine, J. (2017). A quasi-score statistic for homogeneity testing against covariate-varying heterogeneity. Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, 45(3), 465-481. DOI: 10.1111/sjos.12308. (pdf)
  7. Hsu, W.-W., Todem, D. and Kim, K. (2016). A sup-score test for the cure fraction in mixture models for long-term survivors. Biometrics, 72, 1348-1357. (DOI) 10.1111/biom.12514.
  8. Todem, D., Kim, K. and Hsu, W.-W. (2016). Marginal mean models for zero-inflated count data. Biometrics, 72, 986-994. (DOI) 10.1111/biom.12492.
  9. Hsu, W.-W., Todem, D. and Kim, K. (2015). Adjusted Supremum Score-Type Statistics for Evaluating Non-Standard Hypotheses. Scandinavian Journal of Statistics, 42, 746-759. (DOI) 10.1111/sjos.12134.
  10. Hsu, W.-W., Todem, D., Kim, K. and Sohn, W. (2014). A Wald test for zero inflation and deflation for correlated count data from dental caries research. Statistical Modelling, 14(6), 471-488. (DOI) 10.1177/1471082X14535480.
  11. Cao, Q., Hsu, W.-W. and Todem, D. (2014). A score-type test for homogeneity in zero-inflated models in a stratified population. Statistics in Medicine, 33(12), 2103-2114.
  12. Todem, D., Hsu, W.-W. and Kim, K. (2012). On the efficiency of score tests for homogeneity in two-component parametric models for discrete data. Biometrics, 68(3), 975-982. (DOI) 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2011.01737.x

Collaborative (*: student)


  1. Zandvakili, I., Hsu, W.-W., and Ginsberg, G.G. (2024). Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists and risk of adverse anesthesia events: caution warranted when interpreting associations with pulmonary aspiration. Gastroenterology. DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.06.040.
  2. Fisher, S., Hsu, W.-W., Zapolski, T., Malone, C., Caldwell, B., and Barnes, J. (2024). The Role of Parents in Early Adolescent Substance Use: A Longitudinal Investigation. Journal of Early Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316241277963.
  3. Wang, J., Xiao, B., Kimura, E., Mongan, M., Hsu, W.-W., Medvedovic, M., Puga, A. and Xia, Y. (2024) Crosstalk of MAP3K1 and EGFR signaling mediates gene-environment interactions that block developmental tissue closure. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 300(7), 107486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107486.
  4. Torosyan, J., Tayebi, S., Hsu, W.-W. and Sidana, A. (2024). Initial Experiences of Treating Prostate Cancer with Focal Irreversible Electroporation. Journal of Endourology, Part B: Videourology, 38(1),1-2.
  5. Sidana, A., Tayebi, S., Blank, F., Lama, D.J., Meyer, M., Saeed, Y., Tobler, J., Hsu, W.-W. and Verma, S. (2024). Magnetic resonance imaging-ultrasound fusion guided focal cryoablation for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer. In Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations, 42 (5), 158.e1-158.e10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.urolonc.2024.01.003.
  6. Holovach, PG, Hsu, W.-W., Fleischer, AB. (2024). Number Bias in Clinicians’ Documentation of Actinic Keratosis Removal. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(1):202. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13010202.
  7. Blank, F., Meyer, M., Wang, H., Abbas, H., Tayebi, S., Hsu, W.-W., and Sidana, A. (2023). Salvage Radical Prostatectomy after Primary Focal Ablative Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers, 15(10), 2727, https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15102727.
  8. Chun, C.K.Y., Roth, M., Welti, R., Richards, M.P., Hsu, W.-W., O'Quinn, T., and Chao, M.D. (2023). Exploring the potential effect of phospholipase A2 antibody to extend beef shelf-life in a beef liposome model system, Meat Science, 198, 109091, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2022.109091.
  9. Horn, A.G., Kunkel, O.N., Baumfalk, D.R., Simon, M.E., Schulze, K.M., Hsu, W.-W., Muller-Delp, J., Poole, D.C, and Behnke, B.J. (2021). Prolonged mechanical ventilation increases diaphragm arteriole circumferential stretch without changes in stress/stretch: Implications for the pathogenesis of ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction. Microcirculation, 00:e12727. https://doi.org/10.1111/micc.12727
  10. Schulze, K.M., Weber, R.E., Colburn, T.D., Horn, A.G., Ade, C.J., Hsu, W.-W., Poole, D.C., and Musch, T. (2021). The effects of pulmonary hypertension on skeletal muscle oxygen pressures in contracting rat spinotrapezius muscle. Experimental Physiology, 106, 2070– 2082. http://doi.org/10.1113/EP089631
  11. Park, S.L, Huang, Y.-J. S., Lyons, A. C., Ayers, V.B., Hettenbach, S.M., McVey, D.S., Noronha, L.E., Burton, K.R., Hsu, W.-W., Higgs, S. and Vanlandingham, D.L. (2021). Mosquito saliva modulates Japanese encephalitis virus infection in domestic pigs. Frontiers in Virology, section Emerging and Reemerging Viruses. 1, e724016. https://doi.org/10.3389/fviro.2021.724016
  12. Wang, S.C., Liao, L.M., Ansar, M., Lin, S.Y., Hsu, W.-W., Su, C.M., Chung, Y.M., Liu, C.C., Hung, C.S. and Lin, R.K. (2021) Automatic Detection of Circulating Cell-Free Methylated DNA Pattern of GCM2, ITPRIPL1 and CCDC181 for Detection of Early Breast Cancer and Surgical Treatment Response. Cancers, 13, 1375. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13061375.
  13. Huang, Y.-J. S, Bilyeu, A.N., Hsu, W.-W., Hettenbach, S.M., Willix, J.L., Stewart, S.C., Higgs, S. and Vanlandingham, D.L. (2021). Treatment with dry hydrogen peroxide accelerates the decay of severe acute syndrome coronavirus-2 on non-porous hard surfaces.American journal of infection control, 49(10), 1252-1255. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.07.006
  14. Kusuma, M. T.P.L., Kidd, T., Muturi, N., Procter, S., Yarrow, L., Hsu, W.-W. (2020) HIV knowledge and stigma among dietetic students in Indonesia: implications for the nutrition education system. BMC Infectious Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05379-8.
  15. Kusuma, M. T.P.L., Kidd, T., Muturi, N., Procter, S., Yarrow, L., Hsu, W.-W. (2020) The Symbolic Meaning of HIV: Understanding Lecturers' Ambivalence over Teaching HIV to Dietetic Students. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, https://doi.org/10.1177/2325958220939755.
  16. Fisher, S., Hsu, W.-W., Adams, Z., Arsenault, C. and Milich, R. (2020). The effect of impulsivity and drinking motives on alcohol outcomes in college students: A 3-year longitudinal analysis. Journal of American College Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1817033.
  17. Chao, M.D., Donaldson,E.A., Wu, W.J., Hsu, W.-W., Shulte, M.D., and Lonergan, S.M. (2020) Characterizing membrane phospholipid hydrolysis of pork loins throughout three aging periods. Meat Science, 163, 108065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meatsci.2020.108065.
  18. Young, C.L., Lyons, A.C., Hsu, W.-W., Vanlandingham, D.L., Park, S.L., Bilyeu , A.N., Ayers , V.B., Hettenbach, S.M., Zelenka, A.M., Cool, K.R., Peterson , G.J., Higgs, S. and Huang, Y.-J. (2020) Protection of swine by potent neutralizing anti-Japanese encephalitis virus monoclonal antibodies derived from vaccination. Antiviral Research, 174, 104675. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.antiviral.2019.104675.
  19. Mailey, E.L., Irwin, B.C., Joyce, J.M. and Hsu, W.-W. (2019) InDependent but not Alone: A Web-Based Intervention to Promote Physical and Mental Health among Military Spouses. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 11(3), 562-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12168.
  20. Lyons, A.C., Huang, Y.-J., Park, S.L., Ayers, V.B., Hettenbach, S.M., Higgs, S., McVey D.S., Noronha, L., Hsu, W.-W., and Vanlandingham, D.L. (2018) Shedding of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Oral Fluid of Infected Swine. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 18(9), 469-474. http://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2018.2283
  21. Mailey, E.L., Dlugonskib, D., Hsu, W.-W., and Segar M. (2018) Goals Matter: Exercising for well-being but not health or appearance predicts future exercise among parents. Journal of Physical Activity & Health 15(11), 857-865.
  22. Huang, Y.-J., Lyons, AC., Hsu, W.-W., Park, S.L., Higgs, S., Vanlandingham, D.L. (2017) Differential outcomes of Zika virus infection in Aedes aegypti orally challenged with infectious blood meals and infectious protein meals. PLOS ONE. 12(8):e0182386. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182386.(pdf)
  23. Kolt, G.S., George, E.S., Rebar, A.L., Duncan, M.J., Vandelanotte,C., Caperchione, C.M., Maeder, A.J., Tague, R., Savage, T.N., Itallie, A.V., Mawella, N.R.*, Hsu, W.-W., Mummery, W.K., Rosenkranz R.R. (2017). Associations Between Quality of Life and Duration and Frequency of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour: Baseline findings from the WALK 2.0 randomised controlled trial. PLOS ONE. E 12(6): e0180072. (pdf)
  24. Mailey, E. and Hsu, W.-W. (2017). Is a general or specific exercise recommendation more effective for promoting physical activity among postpartum mothers? Journal of Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105316687627. (DOI) 10.1177/1359105316687627.
  25. Htoo, Z.W., Hsu, W.-W., and Rosenkranz, R. (2016). Systematic review and meta-analysis: Is lifestyle modification effective for glycemic control among adults with type II diabetes in Southeast Asia? Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 122, 14-153. (DOI) 10.1016/j.diabres.2016.10.008.
  26. Huang, Y.-J., Hettenbach, S.M, Harbin, J.N., Park, S.L., Higgs, S., Barrett, A.D.T., Hsu, W.-W., Cohnstaedt, L.W., Vanlandingham, D.L. (2016). Differential Infectivities among Different Japanese Encephalitis Virus Genotypes in Culex quinquefasciatus Mosquitoes. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 10(10): e0005038. (DOI) 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005038. (pdf)
  27. Han, L., Hsu, W.-W., Todem, D., Osuch, J.R., Hungerink, A., and Karmaus, W. (2016). In utero exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls is associated with decreased fecundability in daughters of Michigan female fisheaters: a cohort study. Environmental Health. 15:92 (DOI) 10.1186/s12940-016-0175-3. (pdf)
  28. Park, SL, Huang, Y.-J., Hsu, W.-W., Hettenbach, S.M., Higgs, S., Vanlandingham, D.L. (2016). Virus-specific thermostability and heat inactivation profiles of alphaviruses. Journal of Virological Methods. 152-5. (DOI) 10.1016/j.jviromet.2016.04.004.
  29. Obaro S.K., Daniel Y., Lawson J.O., Hsu W.-W., Dada J., Essen U., Ibrahim K., Akindele A., Brooks K., Olanipekun G., Ajose T., Stewart C.E. and Inusa B.P.D. (2016). Sickle-Cell Disease in Nigerian Children: Parental Knowledge and Laboratory Results. Public Health Genomics 19, 102-107. (DOI) 10.1159/000444475.(pdf)
  30. Zapolski, T., Fisher, S., Hsu, W.-W. and Barnes-Najor, J. (2016). What can parents do? Examining the role of parental support on the negative relationship between racial discrimination, depression, and drug use among African American youth. Clinical Psychological Science 4(4), 718-731. (DOI) 10.1177/2167702616646371.(pdf)
  31. Huang, Y.-J., Hsu, W.-W., Higgs, S. and Vanlandingham, D. (2015). Temperature Tolerance and Inactivation of Chikungunya Virus. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 15(11), 674-677.(pdf)
  32. Wendel, S.O., Menon, S., Alshetaiwi, H., Shrestha, T.B., Chlebanowski, L., Hsu, W.-W., Bossmann, S.H., Narayanan, S., Troyer, D.L. (2015). Cell Based Drug Delivery: Micrococcus luteus loaded Neutrophils as chlorhexidine delivery vehicles in a mouse model of liver abscesses in cattle. PLOS ONE 10(5): e0128144. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128144.(pdf)
  33. Fisher, S., Reynolds, J., Hsu, W.-W., Barnes, J. and Tyler, K. (2014). Examining Multiracial Youth in Context: Ethnic Identity Development and Mental Health Outcomes. Journal of Youth and Adolescence 43(10), 1688-1699. (DOI) 10.1007/s10964-014-0163-2.(pdf)
  34. Hsu, W.-W., Osuch, J.R., Todem, D., Taffe, B., O’Keefe, M., Adera, S. and Karmaus, W. (2014). DDE and PCB serum concentration in maternal blood and in adult female offspring. Environmental Research 132, 384-390.(pdf)
  35. Osuch, J.R., Hsu, W.-W., Todem, D., Landgraf J., Mikucki, D., Haan, P.S. and Karmaus, W. (2012). Female reproductive status and circulating blood leukocyte expression of selected metabolic or signaling genes involved in sex. International Journal of Molecular Epidemiology and Genetics 3(2), 134-143.(pdf)

Non-peer reviewed (*: student)


  1. Hsu, W.-W. and Mailey, L.E. (2018). A two-measurement longitudinal study with excess zeros. Taipei Medical University Biostatistics eNews 26.(link)
  2. Cepeda, I.E.* and Hsu, W.-W. (2017). Early detection of Alzheimer's Disease in the military population. Taipei Medical University Biostatistics eNews 19.(link)

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