Maru Castellanos Reynosa
- maria.castellanosreynosa@jcu.edu.au
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8181-6321- Senior Lecturer, Epidemiology & Communicable Disease Control
Projects
2
Publications
35
Awards
6
Contact Details
Senior Lecturer, Epidemiology and Communicable Disease Control
- +61 7 4781 5556
- maria.castellanosreynosa@jcu.edu.au
Biography
Dr María Eugenia (Maru) Castellanos Reynosa is a Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology & Communicable Disease Control at the College of Medicine and Dentistry. Maru is an epidemiologist and medical microbiologist with over 15 years of experience researching infectious diseases, particularly tuberculosis, malaria and HIV. She has expertise in the data collection, analysis and implementation of epidemiological studies in low-income settings, as shown by her work in Africa and Latin America. She has a BSc in Chemical Biology (Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala), a Master in Medical Microbiology (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kindom) and a PhD in Epidemiology (University of Georgia, United States).
Maru is a member of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) and the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD).
Research
Research Interests
Tuberculosis, malaria, HIV, global health, infectious diseases epidemiology, diagnostics, molecular epidemiology.
Projects
Teaching
Teaching Interests
Infectious diseases epidemiology, public health, medical microbiology, introduction to epidemiology, clinical laboratory.
Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type
Primary
Research Advisor Accreditation
Role
Chair; Independent Academic
Taught Modules
[TM5525] Communicable Disease ControlLecturer, Coordinator
2025
[TM5515] Epidemiology for Public HealthCoordinator, Lecturer
2025
2025
Current JCU Research Students
Burden of scabies in Far North Queensland: implications for local clinical practice and public health strategies
Master of Philosophy (Health)
Climate change and the Incidence of Bacteraemia and Antimicrobial Resistance from Foodborne Pathogens in Queensland, Australia
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
International Travel and medical events - an Australian travelinsurance perspective in the Covid-19 era
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
Unveiling National Trends: A Novel Data Linkage Approach to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Epidemiology in Australia
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
Modelling Dengue transmission: Forecast models, mapping and simulations to estimate the Impact of Public Health interventions on global Dengue burden
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
Activities
Associations
Reviewer PLOS ONE
2018
Awards
Languages
Output
Carroll, Siobhan C.; Castellanos, Maria Eugenia; Stevenson, Robyn A.; Henning, Lars (2025) 'Incidenc. Journa, . ...
Mert Hamdi Korkusuz; Maria Eugenia Castellanos; Linton R. Harriss; Allison Hempenstall; Simon Smith;...
Kiwanuka, Noah; Zalwango, Sarah; Kakaire, Robert; Castellanos Reynosa, Maria; Quach, Trang Ho Thu; W...
Kiwanuka, N.; Quach, T.; Kakaire, R.; Zalwango, S.; Castellanos, M.; Sekandi, J.; Whalen, C.C. (2024...
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Allen, Tammy; Castellanos Reynosa, Maria; Giacomin, Paul; Karunaweera, Nadira D.; Kupz, Andreas; Car...
Performance of a score to characterise adequate contact among the social network of persons with TB
2024
M.E. Castellanos; S. Zalwango; T.H.T. Quach; R. Kakaire; L. Martínez; M.H. Ebell; K.K. Dobbin; N. Ki...
Castellanos Reynosa, Maria Eugenia; Caal, Maria Eugenia; Mercado, Danicela; Medina, Narda; Pérez, Ju...
Nath, Karthik; Boles, Rachael; Emeto, Theophilus I.; Adegboye, Oyelola A.; Castellanos, Maria Eugeni...
Sekandi, Juliet Nabbuye; Castellanos Reynosa, Maria; Woldu, Henok; Kakaire, Robert; Mutembo, Simon; ...
van Eijk, Anna Maria; Stepniewska, Kasia; Hill, Jenny; Taylor, Steve M; Rogerson, Stephen J; Cottrel...
Castellanos, Maria Eugenia; Lau-Bonilla, Dalia; Moller, Anneliese; Arathoon, Eduardo; Samayoa, Blanc...
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Woldu, Henok G.; Zalwango, Sarah; Martinez, Leonardo; Castellanos, María Eugenia; Kakaire, Robert; S...
Kakaire, Robert; Kiwanuka, Noah; Zalwango, Sarah; Sekandi, Juliet N.; Quach, Trang Ho Thu; Castellan...
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Castellanos, María Eugenia; Rodas, Soledad; Juárez, José Guillermo; Lol, Juan Carlos; Chanquin, Sayr...
Martinez, Leonardo; Woldu, Henok; Chen, Cheng; Hallowell, Benjamin D.; Castellanos, Maria Eugenia; L...
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Castellanos, María Eugenia; Zalwango, Sarah; Kakaire, Robert; Ebell, Mark H.; Dobbin, Kevin K.; Seka...
Dobaño, Carlota; Bardají, Azucena; Kochar, Swati; Kochar, Sanjay K.; Padilla, Norma; López, Marta; U...
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Dobaño, Carlota; Bardají, Azucena; Arévalo-Herrera, Myriam; Martínez-Espinosa, Flor E.; Bôtto-Meneze...
McKay, Brian; Castellanos Reynosa, Maria; Ebell, Mark; Whalen, Christopher C.; Handel, Andreas (2019...
Welton, Michael; DeJoy, David; Castellanos, Maria Eugenia; Ebell, Mark; Shen, Ye; Robb, Sara (2018) ...
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Castellanos Reynosa, M.E.; Kirimunda, S.; Martinez, L.; Quach, T.; Woldu, H.; Kakaire, R.; Handel, A...
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Glycemic control and the prevalence of tuberculosis infection: population-based observational study
2017
Martinez, Leonardo; Zhu, Limei; Castellanos Reynosa, Maria E.; Liu, Qiao; Chen, Cheng; Hallowell, Be...
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Burden and impact of Plasmodium vivax in pregnancy: a multi-centre prospective observational study
2017
Bardají, Azucena; Martínez-Espinosa, Flor Ernestina; Arévalo-Herrera, Myriam; Padilla, Norma; Kochar...
Requena, Pilar; Arévalo-Herrera, Myriam; Menegon, Michela; Martínez-espinosa, Flor E.; Padilla, Norm...
Martinez, Leonardo; Sekandi, Juliet N.; Castellanos, Maria E.; Zalwango, Sarah; Whalen, Christopher ...
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Menegon, Michela; Bardají, Azucena; Martínez-Espinosa, Flor; Bôtto-Menezes, Camila; Ome-Kaius, Maria...
Requena, Pilar; Rui, Edmilson; Padilla, Norma; Martínez-Espinosa, Flor E.; Castellanos, Maria Eugeni...
Adegboye, Oyelola A.; Alele, Faith O.; Pak, Anton; Castellanos, Maria E.; Abdullahi, Mohammed; Okeke...
Adegboye, Oyelola A.; Alele, Faith O.; Castellanos, Maru E.; Pak, Anton; Emeto, Theophilus I. (2023)...
Adegboye, Oyelola A.; Castellanos, Maria Eugenia; Alele, Faith O.; Pak, Anton; Ezechukwu, Henry C.; ...
Castellanos, M.E.; Martinez, L.; Whalen, C.C. (2019) 'In reply to 'Interferon-gamma release assays h International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lun, 23 (6) :767-767. [DOI] ...
Journal Contribution
ResearchOnline@JCU
Martinez, Leonardo; Castellanos, María Eugenia; Hallowell, Benjamin D.; Whalen, Christopher C. (2017...
Journal Contribution
ResearchOnline@JCU
Castellanos, Maria Eugenia; Díaz, Sheilee; Parsons, Emily; Peruski, Leonard F.; Enríquez, Fabiola; R...
Castellanos, Maria Eugenia; Bardají, Azucena; Menegon, Michela; Mayor, Alfredo; Desai, Meghna; Sever...