Valenti School of Communication. Her research areas include interorganizational alliance, immigrant and multiethnic community building, and social network analysis. Dr. Liu was a leading member of the Alhambra Project, which takes a theory-driven approach to investigate the role of community-based storytelling and local nonprofit organizations in building a multiethnic community located in suburban Los Angeles. She has authored nine journal articles and book chapters covering topics including multiethnic community engagement, corporate-nonprofit partnership, and organizational alliance building using new technologies such as hyperlinks and social media. Dr. Liu's work has received several Top Paper Awards at conferences organized by International Communication Association (ICA), National Communication Association (NCA), and World Association of Public Opinion Research (WAPOR).