Adrienne Epstein, PhD
Research Associate
Medicine
School of Medicine

Publications (41)

Top publication keywords:
MalariaMalaria, FalciparumChild Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaUgandaTravelSpouse AbuseRainHealth FacilitiesChild HealthMosquito ControlInsecticidesInsecticide-Treated BednetsMarriageDroughtsPhysical Abuse

• Impact of indoor residual spraying and insecticide-treated nets on malaria burden in 8 districts in West Nile and Acholi regions, Uganda: a quasi-experimental study.
  BMC global and public health 2026 Namuganga JF, McDermott DP, Epstein A, Nankabirwa JI, Gonahasa S, Opigo J, Nabende I, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Kamya MR, Donnelly MJ, Dorsey G, Staedke SG
• Quantifying the Role of Importation on Sustained Malaria Transmission in a Low-to-Moderate Burden Region of Southwest Uganda.
  The Journal of infectious diseases 2026 Epstein A, Aramanzan O, Nabende I, Kayondo TM, Obbo M, Tumwesigye R, Wiringilimaana I, Mbabazi M, Kagurusi BA, Tukwasibwe S, Ssewanyana I, Routledge I, Briggs J, Wesolowski A, Greenhouse B, Dorsey G, …
• Malaria incidence rose following the introduction of neonicotinoid-based IRS in selected districts in northern Ghana: An observational analysis.
  PLOS global public health 2026 Coleman S, Atta-Obeng C, Nkolokosa C, Mohammed AG, Akrofi OO, Isaka I, Mohammed W, Peprah NY, Asiedu S, Dadzie SK, Dery DB, Tangena JA, Epstein A, Malm K
• Co-occurrence of native and invasive malaria vectors in anthropogenic habitats in Metehara, Ethiopia: Opportunities for urban malaria control.
  Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases 2025 Ashine T, Kochora A, Assefa M, Negash N, Gidisa B, Hailemeskel E, Alemayehu M, Assefa C, Ebabu M, Mamo Ayana G, Nigusse T, Aberra Kassa F, Esayas E, Eyasu A, Chali S, Epstein A, Jaiteh F, Bradley J, …
• Innovation under pressure: bold ideas for a changing malaria landscape.
  BMC global and public health 2025 Epstein A, Tangena JA

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• Quantifying the role of importation on sustained malaria transmission in a low-to-moderate burden region of Southwest Uganda.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2025 Epstein A, Aramanzan O, Nabende I, Kayondo TM, Obbo M, Tumwesigye R, Wiringilimaana I, Mbabazi M, Kagurusi BA, Tukwasibwe S, Ssewanyana I, Routeledge I, Briggs J, Wesolowski A, Greenhouse B, Dorsey G,…
• The origin, invasion history and resistance architecture of Anopheles stephensi in Africa.
  bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 2025 Dennis TPW, Sulieman JE, Abdin M, Ashine T, Asmamaw Y, Eyasu A, Simma EA, Zemene E, Negash N, Kochora A, Assefa M, Elzack HS, Dagne A, Lukas B, Bulto MG, Enayati A, Nikpoor F, Al-Nazawi AM, Al-Zahrani…
• Evaluating the impact of two next-generation long-lasting insecticidal nets on malaria incidence in Uganda: an interrupted time-series analysis using routine health facility data.
  BMJ global health 2025 Epstein A, Gonahasa S, Namuganga JF, Nassali MJ, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Nabende I, Snyman K, Nankabirwa JI, Opigo J, Donnelly MJ, Staedke SG, Kamya MR, Dorsey G
• LLIN Evaluation in Uganda Project (LLINEUP2) - Effect of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) treated with pyrethroid plus pyriproxyfen vs LLINs treated with pyrethroid plus piperonyl butoxide in Uganda: A cluster-randomised trial.
  PLOS global public health 2025 Gonahasa S, Namuganga JF, Nassali MJ, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Nabende I, Epstein A, Snyman K, Nankabirwa JI, Opigo J, Donnelly MJ, Dorsey G, Kamya MR, Staedke SG
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine and Nirsevimab Uptake Among Pregnant People and Their Neonates.
  JAMA network open 2025 Blauvelt CA, Zeme M, Natarajan A, Epstein A, Roh ME, Morales A, Bourdoud N, Flaherman VJ, Prahl MK, Gaw SL
• Investigating the association between household exposure to Anopheles stephensi and malaria in Sudan and Ethiopia: A case-control study protocol.
  PloS one 2024 Ashine T, Ebstie YA, Ibrahim R, Epstein A, Bradley J, Nouredayem M, Michael MG, Sidiahmed A, Negash N, Kochora A, Sulieman JE, Reynolds AM, Alemayehu E, Zemene E, Eyasu A, Dagne A, Hailemeskel E, …
• LLIN evaluation in Uganda project (LLINEUP2): association between housing construction and malaria burden in 32 districts.
  Malaria journal 2024 Gonahasa S, Nassali M, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Namuganga JF, Opigo J, Nabende I, Okiring J, Epstein A, Snyman K, Nankabirwa JI, Kamya MR, Dorsey G, Staedke SG
• Spatiotemporal distribution and bionomics of Anopheles stephensi in different eco-epidemiological settings in Ethiopia.
  Parasites & vectors 2024 Ashine T, Eyasu A, Asmamaw Y, Simma E, Zemene E, Epstein A, Brown R, Negash N, Kochora A, Reynolds AM, Bulto MG, Tafesse T, Dagne A, Lukus B, Esayas E, Behaksra SW, Woldekidan K, Kassa FA, Deressa JD,…
• The association between timing in pregnancy of drought and excess rainfall, infant sex, and birthweight: Evidence from Nepal.
  Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2023 Diamond-Smith NG, Epstein A, Zlatnik MG, Treleaven E
• Mapping malaria incidence using routine health facility surveillance data in Uganda.
  BMJ global health 2023 Epstein A, Namuganga JF, Nabende I, Kamya EV, Kamya MR, Dorsey G, Sturrock H, Bhatt S, Rodríguez-Barraquer I, Greenhouse B
• Do precipitation anomalies influence short-term mobility in sub-saharan Africa? An observational study from 23 countries.
  BMC public health 2023 Epstein A, Harris OO, Benmarhnia T, Camlin CS, Weiser SD
• Assessing sustainment of health worker outcomes beyond program end: Evaluation results from an infant and young child feeding intervention in Bangladesh.
  Frontiers in health services 2023 Moucheraud C, Epstein A, Sarma H, Kim SS, Nguyen PH, Rahman M, Tariquijaman M, Glenn J, Payán DD, Menon P, Bossert TJ
• Characterizing pyrethroid resistance and mechanisms in Anopheles gambiae (s.s.) and Anopheles arabiensis from 11 districts in Uganda.
  Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases 2022 Mawejje HD, Weetman D, Epstein A, Lynd A, Opigo J, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Lines J, Kamya MR, Rosenthal PJ, Donnelly MJ, Dorsey G, Staedke SG
• East Africa International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research: Summary of Key Research Findings.
  The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2022 Nankabirwa JI, Rek J, Arinaitwe E, Namuganga JF, Nsobya SL, Asua V, Mawejje HD, Epstein A, Greenhouse B, Rodriguez-Barraquer I, Briggs J, Krezanoski PJ, Rosenthal PJ, Conrad M, Smith D, Staedke SG, …
• Drought and migration: An analysis of the effects of drought on temporary labor and return migration from a migrant-sending area in Nepal.
  Population and environment 2022 Epstein A, Treleaven E, Ghimire D, Diamond-Smith N
• Resurgence of malaria in Uganda despite sustained indoor residual spraying and repeated long lasting insecticidal net distributions.
  PLOS global public health 2022 Epstein A, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Namuganga JF, Nankabirwa JI, Gonahasa S, Opigo J, Staedke SG, Rutazaana D, Arinaitwe E, Kamya MR, Bhatt S, Rodríguez-Barraquer I, Greenhouse B, Donnelly MJ, Dorsey G
• Drought, HIV Testing, and HIV Transmission Risk Behaviors: A Population-Based Study in 10 High HIV Prevalence Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  AIDS and behavior 2022 Epstein A, Nagata JM, Ganson KT, Nash D, Saberi P, Tsai AC, Charlebois ED, Weiser SD
• Analysis of Heavy Rainfall in Sub-Saharan Africa and HIV Transmission Risk, HIV Prevalence, and Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2005-2017.
  JAMA network open 2022 Nagata JM, Hampshire K, Epstein A, Lin F, Zakaras J, Murnane P, Charlebois ED, Tsai AC, Nash D, Weiser SD
• Using sero-epidemiology to monitor disparities in vaccination and infection with SARS-CoV-2.
  Nature communications 2022 Routledge I, Takahashi S, Epstein A, Hakim J, Janson O, Turcios K, Vinden J, Risos JT, Baniqued MR, Pham L, Di Germanio C, Busch M, Kushel M, Greenhouse B, Rodríguez-Barraquer I
• Gender difference in the incidence of malaria diagnosed at public health facilities in Uganda.
  Malaria journal 2022 Okiring J, Epstein A, Namuganga JF, Kamya EV, Nabende I, Nassali M, Sserwanga A, Gonahasa S, Muwema M, Kiwuwa SM, Staedke SG, Kamya MR, Nankabirwa JI, Briggs J, Jagannathan P, Dorsey G
• Associations between environmental covariates and temporal changes in malaria incidence in high transmission settings of Uganda: a distributed lag nonlinear analysis.
  BMC public health 2021 Okiring J, Routledge I, Epstein A, Namuganga JF, Kamya EV, Obeng-Amoako GO, Sebuguzi CM, Rutazaana D, Kalyango JN, Kamya MR, Dorsey G, Wesonga R, Kiwuwa SM, Nankabirwa JI
• Using sero-epidemiology to monitor disparities in vaccination and infection with SARS-CoV-2.
  medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2021 Routledge I, Takahashi S, Epstein A, Hakim J, Janson O, Turcios K, Vinden J, Risos JT, Baniqued MR, Pham L, Di Germanio C, Busch M, Kushel M, Greenhouse B, Rodríguez-Barraquer I
• Drought and child vaccination coverage in 22 countries in sub-Saharan Africa: A retrospective analysis of national survey data from 2011 to 2019.
  PLoS medicine 2021 Nagata JM, Epstein A, Ganson KT, Benmarhnia T, Weiser SD
• What is the impact of removing performance-based financial incentives on community health worker motivation? A qualitative study from an infant and young child feeding program in Bangladesh.
  BMC health services research 2021 Glenn J, Moucheraud C, Payán DD, Crook A, Stagg J, Sarma H, Ahmed T, Epstein A, Luies SK, Rahman M, Kruk ME, Bossert TJ
• Citywide serosurveillance of the initial SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in San Francisco using electronic health records.
  Nature communications 2021 Routledge I, Epstein A, Takahashi S, Janson O, Hakim J, Duarte E, Turcios K, Vinden J, Sujishi K, Rangel J, Coh M, Besana L, Ho WK, Oon CY, Ong CM, Yun C, Lynch K, Wu AHB, Wu W, Karlon W, Thornborrow …
• The impact of stopping and starting indoor residual spraying on malaria burden in Uganda.
  Nature communications 2021 Namuganga JF, Epstein A, Nankabirwa JI, Mpimbaza A, Kiggundu M, Sserwanga A, Kapisi J, Arinaitwe E, Gonahasa S, Opigo J, Ebong C, Staedke SG, Shililu J, Okia M, Rutazaana D, Maiteki-Sebuguzi C, Belay …
• Citywide serosurveillance of the initial SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in San Francisco.
  Research square 2021 Routledge I, Epstein A, Takahashi S, Janson O, Hakim J, Duarte E, Turcios K, Vinden J, Sujishi K, Rangel J, Coh M, Besana L, Ho WK, Oon CY, Ong CM, Yun C, Lynch K, Wu AHB, Wu W, Karlon W, Thornborrow …
• Relationships between test positivity rate, total laboratory confirmed cases of malaria, and malaria incidence in high burden settings of Uganda: an ecological analysis.
  Malaria journal 2021 Okiring J, Epstein A, Namuganga JF, Kamya V, Sserwanga A, Kapisi J, Ebong C, Kigozi SP, Mpimbaza A, Wanzira H, Briggs J, Kamya MR, Nankabirwa JI, Dorsey G
• Estimating malaria incidence from routine health facility-based surveillance data in Uganda.
  Malaria journal 2020 Epstein A, Namuganga JF, Kamya EV, Nankabirwa JI, Bhatt S, Rodriguez-Barraquer I, Staedke SG, Kamya MR, Dorsey G, Greenhouse B
• Association between recent overnight travel and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets in rural Uganda: a prospective cohort study in Tororo.
  Malaria journal 2020 Arinaitwe E, Nankabirwa JI, Krezanoski P, Rek J, Kamya V, Epstein A, Rosenthal PJ, Drakeley C, Kamya MR, Dorsey G, Staedke SG
• Can complex programs be sustained? A mixed methods sustainability evaluation of a national infant and young child feeding program in Bangladesh and Vietnam.
  BMC public health 2020 Moucheraud C, Sarma H, Ha TTT, Ahmed T, Epstein A, Glenn J, Hanh HH, Huong TTT, Luies SK, Moitry AN, Nhung DP, Payán DD, Rahman M, Tariqujjaman M, Thuy TT, Tuan T, Bossert TJ, Kruk ME
• Rapid shifts in the age-specific burden of malaria following successful control interventions in four regions of Uganda.
  Malaria journal 2020 Kigozi SP, Kigozi RN, Epstein A, Mpimbaza A, Sserwanga A, Yeka A, Nankabirwa JI, Halliday K, Pullan RL, Rutazaana D, Sebuguzi CM, Opigo J, Kamya MR, Staedke SG, Dorsey G, Greenhouse B, Rodriguez-…
• Drought and intimate partner violence towards women in 19 countries in sub-Saharan Africa during 2011-2018: A population-based study.
  PLoS medicine 2020 Epstein A, Bendavid E, Nash D, Charlebois ED, Weiser SD
• Drought and Illness among Young Children in Uganda, 2009-2012.
  The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2020 Epstein A, Benmarhnia T, Weiser SD
• Do Deviations From Historical Precipitation Trends Influence Child Nutrition? An Analysis From Uganda.
  American journal of epidemiology 2019 Epstein A, Torres JM, Glymour MM, López-Carr D, Weiser SD
• Does health worker performance affect clients' health behaviors? A multilevel analysis from Bangladesh.
  BMC health services research 2019 Epstein A, Moucheraud C, Sarma H, Rahman M, Tariqujjaman M, Ahmed T, Glenn J, Bossert T, Kruk ME