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Eliana Castillo

ResearcherMedicineUniversity of Calgary

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Eliana Castillo

Researcher

Medicine

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.
20 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 7 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

Health Equity Immunization Newcomer Health Patient-Oriented Research Person-Centered Refugee Vaccination In Pregnancy Co-Production

Latest papers

Using behavior change techniques to identify components for adapting a vaccination in pregnancy communication intervention in Canada.
JBI evidence implementation · 2026 · senior author
Self-reported reactogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination with and without influenza vaccine coadministration during pregnancy in Canada.
Vaccine · 2026
Parental acceptability of new RSV preventive therapies for infants: A cross-sectional survey in Canada.
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026

All 33 publications

Latest funding

Protecting Every Mom and Baby: Partnering to Support New Canadian Parents Making Vaccine Decisions During Pregnancy
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$125,000
Understanding What New Canadian Parents Need and Want to Make Vaccine Decisions During Pregnancy: Protecting Every Mom and Baby
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$50,000
Impact of COVID-related restrictions on maternal and infant health
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$150,000

All 3 grants and awards

33 publications.

Using behavior change techniques to identify components for adapting a vaccination in pregnancy communication intervention in Canada.

Patey AM, Castrellon Pardo M, Kennedy M, Surti MS, Amarbayan MM, Myers-Stewart M, Bruce M, Kaufman J, Danchin M, Donald M, Castillo E

JBI evidence implementation2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/xeb.0000000000000538 PMID: 41208467

Self-reported reactogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination with and without influenza vaccine coadministration during pregnancy in Canada.

Tran S, McClymont E, Blitz S, Barrett J, Bogler T, Boucoiran I, Castillo E, D'Souza R, El-Chaâr D, Fadel S, Kuret V, Poliquin V, Sadarangani M, Scott H, Snelgrove JW, Tunde-Byass M, Money D, COVERED Team

Vaccine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.129122 PMID: 42691825

Parental acceptability of new RSV preventive therapies for infants: A cross-sectional survey in Canada.

Fitzpatrick T, Parsons Leigh J, Brundin-Mather R, MacDonald J, Blanchard W, Bolotin S, Buchan SA, Brousseau N, Castillo E, Comeau JL, Dubé È, Greyson D, Halperin SA, Langley JM, Lee JSW, MacDonald SE, Manca T, Moss SJ, Papenburg J, Vadlamudi NK, Halperin D

Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics2026

DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2025.2588016 PMID: 41529699

The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy.

McClymont E, Blitz S, Forward L, Cole S, Alton GD, Boucoiran I, Cassell K, Castillo E, Crane J, Kuret V, LeBlanc Cormier G, Murphy PA, Poliquin V, Saunders S, Scott H, Shah P, Snelgrove JW, Sprague AE, Yudin MH, Money D, CANCOVID-Preg Team

JAMA2026

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.21001 PMID: 41396589

Knowledge gaps and research priorities regarding vaccination in pregnancy: A Canadian perspective from the prevention of infections in the maternal-infant dyad (PRIMED) consortium.

Hunter OF, McClymont E, Lau O, Bettinger JA, Castillo E, Crowcroft NS, Dubé È, Elwood C, Gantt S, Halperin SA, Langley JM, Money D, Naus M, Sauvé L, Top KA, van Schalkwyk J, Sadarangani M

Vaccine2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.127594 PMID: 40795701

Supporting Informed Vaccine Decision-Making and Communication in Pregnancy Through the Vaccines in Pregnancy Canada Intervention: Multimethod Co-Design Study.

Castillo E, Patey AM, Myers-Stewart M, Surti MS, Castrellon Pardo M, Bruce M, Jamal Z, Kennedy M, Bettinger JA, Kaufman J, Danchin M, Donald M

Journal of medical Internet research2025First author

DOI: 10.2196/77446 PMID: 41232072

Reducing decisional conflict in COVID-19 vaccination in ethnocultural communities through sensemaking: a participatory action mixed-methods study.

Campbell-Scherer D, Castillo E, Chiu Y, Luig T, Fernandez S, Akot M, Dormitorio I, Hama Z, Mahdi A, Omar N, Sterling L, Multicultural Health Brokers Coooperative

BMJ open2025

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095811 PMID: 41314822

Factors that influence vaccination communication during pregnancy: provider and patient perspectives using the theoretical domains framework.

Patey AM, Amarbayan MM, Lee K, Bruce M, Bettinger JA, Pringle W, Donald M, Castillo E

JBI evidence implementation2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/xeb.0000000000000460 PMID: 39287138

A Qualitative, Patient-led Exploration of Vaccination Communication Preferences Among a Diverse Sample of Pregnant, Postpartum, Breastfeeding Canadians.

Castrellon Pardo M, Bruce M, Surti MS, Myers-Stewart M, Donald M, Patey AM, Castillo E

The Pediatric infectious disease journal2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004595 PMID: 39951098

DECIDE, A Pregnancy-specific Patient-provider Communication Approach: Multi-method and Codesign.

Myers-Stewart M, Surti MS, Kennedy M, Bruce M, Castrellon Pardo M, Patey AM, Donald M, Jamal Z, Santana MJ, Castillo E

The Pediatric infectious disease journal2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000004643 PMID: 39951095

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Eliana Castillo

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Using behavior change techniques to identify components for adapting a vaccination in pregnancy communication intervention in Canada.

Self-reported reactogenicity after COVID-19 vaccination with and without influenza vaccine coadministration during pregnancy in Canada.

Parental acceptability of new RSV preventive therapies for infants: A cross-sectional survey in Canada.

The Role of Vaccination in Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With COVID-19 in Pregnancy.

Knowledge gaps and research priorities regarding vaccination in pregnancy: A Canadian perspective from the prevention of infections in the maternal-infant dyad (PRIMED) consortium.

Supporting Informed Vaccine Decision-Making and Communication in Pregnancy Through the Vaccines in Pregnancy Canada Intervention: Multimethod Co-Design Study.

Reducing decisional conflict in COVID-19 vaccination in ethnocultural communities through sensemaking: a participatory action mixed-methods study.

Factors that influence vaccination communication during pregnancy: provider and patient perspectives using the theoretical domains framework.

A Qualitative, Patient-led Exploration of Vaccination Communication Preferences Among a Diverse Sample of Pregnant, Postpartum, Breastfeeding Canadians.

DECIDE, A Pregnancy-specific Patient-provider Communication Approach: Multi-method and Codesign.

Protecting Every Mom and Baby: Partnering to Support New Canadian Parents Making Vaccine Decisions During Pregnancy

Understanding What New Canadian Parents Need and Want to Make Vaccine Decisions During Pregnancy: Protecting Every Mom and Baby

Impact of COVID-related restrictions on maternal and infant health

Frequent collaborators

Marcia Bruce

Vanessa Poliquin

Elisabeth McClymont

Deborah Money

Maoliosa Donald

Manish Sadarangani

Maria Castrellon Pardo

Donna Halperin

Kate Lee

Chelsea Elwood

Devon Greyson

Amy Metcalfe

Tiffany Fitzpatrick

Rohan D'Souza

Kumanan Wilson

Jesse Papenburg

Anna Funk

Jeanna Parsons Leigh

Donna Halperin

Guido van Marle

Gary Teare

Jesse Papenburg

Rohan D'Souza