He serves as the faculty adviser for the MSW/MPH dual degree program. Yu participated on the MU Global Scholars Program seminar in Turkey in 2014, and visited many universities and organizations during that trip. This course was developed from that visit. Yu's areas of scholarship include epidemiology and prevention of health-risk behaviors (e.g., tobacco use and risky sexual behaviors), health and positive living, and health disparity across various population segments. His areas of teaching include epidemiology, research methods and health disparity. Through this course, he is especially interested in helping students promote a global perspective in the areas of their interest.