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Cora Constantinescu

ResearcherCommunity Health SciencesUniversity of Calgary

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Cora Constantinescu

Researcher

Community Health Sciences

Health Sciences

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
27 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 6 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Research

Childhood Vaccination Health Equity Implementation Science Quality Improvement Vaccine Hesitancy Youth Health

Latest papers

Hematologic adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination and revaccination in persons aged 12 and above: A Canadian Immunization Research Network study
Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics · 2026
Exploring patients' perceptions of their vaccine conversations with care providers: a staged approach to developing a patient evaluation survey.
BMC health services research · 2026 · senior author
Epidemiology of Febrile Seizures During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program–Active (IMPACT) Study
Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2025

All 34 publications

Latest funding

Equity-Informed Evaluation of Expanding Hospital-Based Childhood Vaccination Services
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$665,552
Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$2,988,500
Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Renewal
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator

All 8 grants and awards

34 publications.

Hematologic adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination and revaccination in persons aged 12 and above: A Canadian Immunization Research Network study

Smolinski M, Chew JL, Constantinescu C, Buchan CA, Burton C, Carignan A, Castellucci LA, Suresh S, McConnell A, Morris SK

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics20262 citations

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2026.2644030

Exploring patients' perceptions of their vaccine conversations with care providers: a staged approach to developing a patient evaluation survey.

Kovacs Burns K, Chan N, Léveillé T, MacKay M, McCormack B, Chaudhuri R, Jadavji T, Mudry J, Constantinescu C

BMC health services research2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13862-8 PMID: 41761208

Epidemiology of Febrile Seizures During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program–Active (IMPACT) Study

Top KA, Shulha HP, Hassan F, Sauvé L, Jadavji T, Purewal R, Constantinescu C, Sadarangani M, Halperin SA, Morris SK

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal20252 citations

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004759

Neurological adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination among Canadians referred to the special immunization clinic network.

Fitzpatrick T, Yamoah P, Summerby-Murray D, Cowan J, Sadarangani M, Wright A, Belga S, Constantinescu C, Carignan A, McConnell A, Top KA, Canadian Immunization Research Network Investigators

Vaccine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127254 PMID: 40398329

Uptake and Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination Among 3,779,733 Adults Living With and Without Diabetes: A Population Cohort Study in a Universal Health-care Setting.

Butalia S, Sigal RJ, Shah BR, Benham JL, Wicklow B, Yu CH, Dasgupta K, Chu LM, Amed S, Constantinescu C, Kaul P

Canadian journal of diabetes2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.03.008 PMID: 40204216

Live Rotavirus Vaccination Appears Low-risk in Infants Born to Mothers With Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Biologics.

Ernest-Suarez K, Murguía-Favela LE, Constantinescu C, Fitzpatrick T, Top KA, Hu J, Jadavji T, Leung Y, Chan M, Panaccione R, Seow CH

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.07.007 PMID: 39089515

Editorial: Building public confidence in innovative mRNA vaccines.

Hu J, Rabin K, Constantinescu C, Larson HJ, Ratzan S

Frontiers in public health2025

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1557596 PMID: 39935872

Navigating the 'sea of Cs' in vaccine hesitancy: Where does collaboration fit?

Houle SKD, Constantinescu C, Dubé È

Vaccine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.126876 PMID: 39938197

Revaccination outcomes among adolescents and adults with suspected hypersensitivity reactions following COVID-19 vaccination: A Canadian immunization research network study

Fitzpatrick T, Yamoah P, Lacuesta G, Sadarangani M, Cook V, Pourshahnazari P, Kalicinsky C, Upton JEM, Cameron SB, Zaborniak K

Vaccine20248 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.06.045

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Pediatric Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Patients.

O'Neill SA, Tran S, Constantinescu C, Truong TH

Vaccines2024

DOI: 10.3390/vaccines12121407 PMID: 39772068

Equity-Informed Evaluation of Expanding Hospital-Based Childhood Vaccination Services

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: MacDonald, Shannon E; Rafferty, Ellen

Keywords: Accessibility; Children & Youth; Health Equity; Healthcare Services; Immunization; Population Health; Vaccination; Vaccine Coverage; Vaccine Uptake

$665,552

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Op Grant: Pandemic Research Platforms Interim Funding - Data Accessibility

Principal investigators: Quach-Thanh, Caroline; Galanis, Eleni; Ali, Samina; Banerjee, Ananya T; Boucoiran, Isabelle; Buchanan, Francine; Carwana, Matthew; Drouin, Olivier; Fontela, Patricia S; Gill, Peter J; Kellner, James D; Knisley, Lisa; Lacaze-Masmonteil, Thierry; Li, Patricia T; Portales-Casamar, Elodie; Roumeliotis, Nadia; Sadarangani, Manish

Keywords: Child Health; Data Availability; Maternal Health; Pandemic Preparedness

$2,988,500

Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Renewal

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Canadian Immunization Research Network - Full application

Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; Buchan, Sarah; Cowan, Juthaporn; Dubé, Eve; Greyson, Devon; Hatchette, Todd F; Heffernan, Jane M; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; MacDonald, Shannon E; McNeil, Shelly A; Muller, Matthew P; Parsons Leigh, Jeanna J; Sadarangani, Manish; Top, Karina A

Keywords: Adverse Events Following Immunization; Immunogenicity; Population-Based Methodology; Rapid Response Research Capacity; Vaccine Coverage; Vaccine Effectiveness; Vaccine Hesitancy; Vaccine Modeling And Economic Analysis; Vaccine Safety; Vulnerable Populations

Understanding a Public Health Measure in People with Diabetes: Assessing COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Catalyst Grant: CPHO Report - General Pool

Principal investigators: Butalia, Sonia

Keywords: Covid-19 Vaccination; Epidemiology; People With Diabetes; Population Health; Public Health

$83,000

The Next Steps for Childhood Vaccination: Community and Expert Consultation in Addressing Reductions in Childhood Vaccination Access and Uptake Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic for Kids New to Canada

Principal investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Hu, Jia; Cabaj, Jason; Constantinescu, Cora M; Ivers, Noah M

Keywords: Childhood Vaccination; Health Equity; Implementation Science; Quality Improvement; Vaccine Hesitancy; Youth Health

$248,325

JIU-JITSU WITH MISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF COVID: USING REFUTATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE VACCINE UPTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Global Platforms

Principal investigators: Gagneur, Arnaud

Keywords: Health care professionnals; training; immunization; misinformation; refutational learning; vaccine uptake; vaccine hesitancy

$100,000

JIU-JITSU WITH MISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF COVID: USING REFUTATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE VACCINE UPTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC

Co-investigatorSSHRC2020New Frontiers in Research Fund - Global Platform

Principal investigators: Gagneur, Arnaud

$325,000

Canadian Immunization Research Network

Co-investigatorCIHR2017Canadian Immunization Research Network - Full application

Principal investigators: Halperin, Scott A; Andrew, Melissa K; Bettinger, Julie A; Bolotin, Shelly; Brisson, Marc; Burchell, Ann N; Coleman, Brenda L; Crowcroft, Natasha S; De Serres, Gaston; De Wals, Philippe; Deeks, Shelley L; Doroshenko, Alexander; Dubé, Eve; Gagneur, Arnaud A; Kwong, Jeffrey C; Langley, Joanne M; Loeb, Mark B; McNeil, Shelly A; Sadarangani, Manish; Top, Karina A; Ulanova, Marina; Ward, Brian J

$932,667

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Childhood Vaccination Dear Professor Constantinescu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Hematologic adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination and revaccination in persons aged 12 and above: A Canadian Immunization Research Network study" (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "The Next Steps for Childhood Vaccination: Community and Expert Consultation in Addressing Reductions in Childhood Vaccination Access and Uptake Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic for Kids New to Canada" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Cora Constantinescu

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Hematologic adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination and revaccination in persons aged 12 and above: A Canadian Immunization Research Network study

Exploring patients' perceptions of their vaccine conversations with care providers: a staged approach to developing a patient evaluation survey.

Epidemiology of Febrile Seizures During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Canadian Immunization Monitoring Program–Active (IMPACT) Study

Neurological adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination among Canadians referred to the special immunization clinic network.

Uptake and Factors Associated With COVID-19 Vaccination Among 3,779,733 Adults Living With and Without Diabetes: A Population Cohort Study in a Universal Health-care Setting.

Live Rotavirus Vaccination Appears Low-risk in Infants Born to Mothers With Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Biologics.

Editorial: Building public confidence in innovative mRNA vaccines.

Navigating the 'sea of Cs' in vaccine hesitancy: Where does collaboration fit?

Revaccination outcomes among adolescents and adults with suspected hypersensitivity reactions following COVID-19 vaccination: A Canadian immunization research network study

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Pediatric Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Patients.

Equity-Informed Evaluation of Expanding Hospital-Based Childhood Vaccination Services

Pediatric Outcomes imProvement through COordination of Research Networks (POPCORN)

Canadian Immunization Research Network (CIRN) Renewal

Understanding a Public Health Measure in People with Diabetes: Assessing COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake

The Next Steps for Childhood Vaccination: Community and Expert Consultation in Addressing Reductions in Childhood Vaccination Access and Uptake Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic for Kids New to Canada

JIU-JITSU WITH MISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF COVID: USING REFUTATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE VACCINE UPTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC

JIU-JITSU WITH MISINFORMATION IN THE AGE OF COVID: USING REFUTATION-BASED LEARNING TO ENHANCE VACCINE UPTAKE AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC

Canadian Immunization Research Network

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