Andrea
Carcelen
, PhD, MPH

Assistant Scientist
Andrea Carcelen

Departmental Affiliations

International Health
Primary
Division
Global Disease Epidemiology and Control

Center & Institute Affiliations

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Contact Info

Research Interests

Infectious diseases; vaccine-preventable diseases; child health; immunization programs; vaccine hesitancy; serological surveillance

Additional Links

For open access tools on serosurveillance
Experiences & Accomplishments
Education
PhD
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2019
MPH
University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
2010
BA
George Washington University
2008
Overview

My work focuses on supporting immunization programs to reach vulnerable populations through innovative surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases and mixed-methods research on improving vaccine uptake, with a focus on countries in Latin America, Africa, and the United States. 

Honors & Awards

2025 Nexus Convening Award

2010 Delta Omega Honor Society

Select Publications

Recent and highest impact

  • Carcelen AC, Mutembo S, Matakala KH, Chilumba I, Mulundu G, Monze M, Mwansa FD, Moss WJ, Hayford K. Impact of a Measles and Rubella Vaccination Campaign on Seroprevalence in Southern Province, Zambia. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 May 3;104(6):2229–32. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1669. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33939639; PMCID: PMC8176503.

  • Carcelen, A.C., Monjane, C., Bérubé, S. et al. Multiplex bead assays enable integrated serological surveillance and reveal cross-pathogen vulnerabilities in Zambezia Province, Mozambique. Nat Commun 16, 7946 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-62305-9

  • Carcelen AC, Prosperi C, Mutembo S, Chongwe G, Mwansa FD, Ndubani P, Simulundu E, Chilumba I, Musukwa G, Thuma P, Kapungu K, Hamahuwa M, Mutale I, Winter A, Moss WJ, Truelove SA. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Zambia: a glimpse at the possible challenges ahead for COVID-19 vaccination rollout in sub-Saharan Africa. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Jul 6:1-6. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1948784. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34227914.

  • Carcelen AC, Vilajeliu A, Malik F, Gilman RH, Omer S. Perceptions and attitudes towards vaccination during pregnancy in a peri urban area of Lima, Peru. Vaccine. 2020 Dec 19:S0264-410X(20)31325-6. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2020.10.031. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33349458.

  • Rico A, Brody D, Coronado F, Rondy M, Fiebig L, Carcelen A, Deyde VM, Mesfin S, Retzer KD, Bilivogui P, Keita S, Dahl BA. Epidemiology of Epidemic Ebola Virus Disease in Conakry and Surrounding Prefectures, Guinea, 2014-2015. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Feb;22(2):178-83. doi: 10.3201/eid2202.151304. PMID: 26812047; PMCID: PMC4734523.

  • Lessler J, Chaisson LH, Kucirka LM, Bi Q, Grantz K, Salje H, Carcelen AC, Ott CT, Sheffield JS, Ferguson NM, Cummings DA, Metcalf CJ, Rodriguez-Barraquer I. Assessing the global threat from Zika virus. Science. 2016 Aug 12;353(6300):aaf8160. doi: 10.1126/science.aaf8160. Epub 2016 Jul 14. PMID: 27417495; PMCID: PMC5467639.

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Projects
Establishing multiplex serosurveillance in Zambia
Multiplex serosurveillance in Mozmabique leveraging a sample registration system
Evaluating measles rubella supplementary immunization activities