Malwina (Maja) Carrion

Faculty Associate
Lecturer, Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College
maja@bu.edu
617-358-5902

Education

BA, Elon University; MPH, Boston University

Biography

Malwina (Maja) Carrion, MPH has spent many years leading and managing public health projects and research in Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, and the US. Her primary research interests are innovative infectious disease surveillance, development and implementation of screening and treatment programs, and disease and vector control. She is particularly focused on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and their control, elimination, and eradication. In addition to her role at BU, she also serves as a Deputy Module Organizer and Distance Learning Tutor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and is a DrPH student at BU, focusing on Chagas disease epidemiology and screening in the United States, with an emphasis on Massachusetts. She speaks Polish, Spanish, and French and has lived in 7 different countries.