+ denotes co-first authors and * denotes corresponding author in the following sections.

Statistical Methodology and Applications

  • Wang, F., Ritscher, K., Kei, Y.L., Ma, X. and Padilla, O.H.M., 2025. Change Point Localization and Inference in Dynamic Multilayer Networks. arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.21878. (accepted at ICLR 2026) 10.48550/arXiv.2506.21878

  • Ma, X., Kundu, S., & Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. (2024). Multi-task learning with high-dimensional noisy images. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 119(545), 650-663. 10.1080/01621459.2022.2140052.

  • Li, Y.+, Ma, X.+*, Sunderraman, R., Ji, S., & Kundu, S. (2023). Accounting for temporal variability in functional magnetic resonance imaging improves prediction of intelligence. Human Brain Mapping, 1-20. 10.1002/hbm.26415.

  • Ma, X.*, & Kundu, S. (2022). High-dimensional Measurement Error Models for Lipschitz Loss. arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.15008. 10.48550/arXiv.2210.15008.

  • Ma, X., Kundu, S., & Stevens, J. (2022). Semi-parametric Bayes regression with network-valued covariates. Machine Learning, 111(10), 3733-3767. 10.1007/s10994-022-06174-z.

  • Solís-Lemus, C., Ma, X., Hostetter, M., Kundu, S., Qiu, P., & Pimentel-Alarcón, D. (2020). Prediction of Functional Markers of Mass Cytometry Data via Deep Learning. Statistical Modeling in Biomedical Research: Contemporary Topics and Voices in the Field, 95-104. 10.1007/978-3-030-33416-1_5.

Collaborative Works

  • Wooster, M., May, M., Agrawal, P., Lee, J., May, B., Ma, X., Bogdan, S., Shu, C.A., Henick, B.S., Saqi, A. and Mansukhani, M., 2026. The impact of eligibility criteria on Kirsten rat sarcoma G12C inhibitor trials in patients with non–small cell lung cancer. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 118(1), pp.49-57. 10.1093/jnci/djaf236

  • Chen, L.N., Ma, X., Herzberg, B., Henick, B.S., Biswas, A.K., Acharyya, S. and Shu, C.A., 2025. Weight loss in patients on osimertinib for metastatic EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer. The Oncologist, 30(8), p.oyae315. 10.1093/oncolo/oyae315

  • Duchowny, K.A., Zhang, Y.S., Stebbins, R.C., Ma, X., Chin, J.J.Y., Chang, V.W., Aiello, A.E. and Noppert, G.A., 2025. The aging immune system and all-cause mortality in older americans: differences across sex and race/ethnicity. Immunity & Ageing, 22(1), p.25. 10.1186/s12979-025-00521-z

  • Shah, A. J., Vaccarino, V., Goldberg, J., Huang, M., Ko, Y. A., Ma, X., … & Bliwise, D. L. (2024). Posttraumatic stress disorder and obstructive sleep apnea in twins. JAMA Network Open, 7(6), e2416352-e2416352. 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.16352.

  • Vaccarino, V., Shah, A. J., Moncayo, V., Nye, J. A., Piccinelli, M., Ko, Y. A., … & Bliwise, D. L. (2022). Obstructive sleep apnea, myocardial perfusion and myocardial blood flow: A study of older male twins. Plos one, 17(11), e0278420. 10.1371/journal.pone.0278420.

  • Vaccarino, V., Shah, A. J., Moncayo, V., Nye, J., Piccinelli, M., Ko, Y. A., … & Bremner, J. D. (2022). Posttraumatic stress disorder, myocardial perfusion, and myocardial blood flow: A longitudinal twin study. Biological Psychiatry, 91(7), 615-625. 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.09.016.

  • Jiwatram-Negrón, T., Shaw, S., Ma, X., El-Bassel, N., & Gilbert, L. (2020). Prevalence and factors associated with sex trading among high-risk substance-involved women under community supervision in New York City. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 47(5), 529-546. 10.1177/0093854819892932.

  • Gilbert, L., Michalopoulos, L., Ma, X., Jiwatram-Negrón, T., Terlikbayeva, A., Primbetova, S., … & Mergenova, G. (2019). How do risk environment factors influence perpetration of partner violence among male migrant and non-migrant market workers in central Asia?. Journal of urban health, 96, 83-95. 10.1007/s11524-018-0312-0.

  • El-Bassel, N., Marotta, P. L., Shaw, S. A., Chang, M., Ma, X., Goddard-Eckrich, D., … & Gilbert, L. (2017). Women in community corrections in New York City: HIV infection and risks. International journal of STD & AIDS, 28(2), 160-169. 10.1177/0956462416633624.

  • Shaw, S. A., Terlikbayeva, A., Famouri, L., Hunt, T., Gilbert, L., Rozental, Y., … & El-Bassel, N. (2017). HIV testing and access to HIV medical care among people who inject drugs and their intimate partners in Kazakhstan. Journal of Substance use, 22(1), 53-59. 10.3109/14659891.2016.1143046.

  • Gilbert, L., Goddard-Eckrich, D., Hunt, T., Ma, X., Chang, M., Rowe, J., … & Shaw, S. A. (2016). Efficacy of a computerized intervention on HIV and intimate partner violence among substance-using women in community corrections: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Public Health, 106(7), 1278-1286. 10.2105/ajph.2016.303119.

  • Zhussupov, B., Hermosilla, S., Terlikbayeva, A., Aifah, A., Xin, M. A., Zhumadilov, Z., … & Berikkhanova, K. (2016). Risk factors for primary pulmonary TB in almaty region, Kazakhstan: A matched case-control study. Iranian journal of public health, 45(4), 441. [PubMed]

  • El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Shaw, S. A., Mergenova, G., Terlikbayeva, A., Primbetova, S., … & Beyrer, C. (2016). The silk road health project: how mobility and migration status influence HIV risks among male migrant workers in Central Asia. PloS one, 11(3), e0151278. 10.1371/journal.pone.0151278.

  • El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Terlikbayeva, A., Beyrer, C., Wu, E., Shaw, S. A., … & Zhussupov, B. (2014). HIV risks among injecting and non-injecting female partners of men who inject drugs in Almaty, Kazakhstan: implications for HIV prevention, research, and policy. International Journal of Drug Policy, 25(6), 1195-1203. 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.11.009.

  • El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Beyrer, C., Terlikbayeva, A., Wu, E., Ma, X., … & Rozental, Y. (2014). HCV among Male Injection Drug Users and their Female Partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan: Implications for HCV Treatment and Prevention. [Link]

  • El-Bassel, N., Gilbert, L., Terlikbayeva, A., Wu, E., Beyrer, C., Shaw, S., … & Rozental, Y. (2013). HIV among injection drug users and their intimate partners in Almaty, Kazakhstan. AIDS and Behavior, 17, 2490-2500. 10.1007/s10461-013-0484-2.