Kayoko Shioda
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Kayoko Shioda, PhD, DVM, MPH

Assistant Professor, Global Health - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2442
kshioda@bu.edu
Crosstown Center
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Biography

I am an infectious disease epidemiologist and veterinarian working at the intersection of global health, One Health, vaccine epidemiology, and Bayesian statistics. My research integrates veterinary medicine, epidemiological methods, mathematical modeling, and Bayesian statistics to tackle issues in infectious disease epidemiology, with two major foci: 1) One Health with climate change and 2) vaccine epidemiology. The overall objective that guides my One Health research is to propose climate-resilient measures to control zoonotic pathogens based on a better understanding of the transmission dynamics among/between humans, animals, the environment, and climate factors in resource-limited settings. For vaccine epidemiology, I aim to inform vaccine policy by developing novel analytic methods for intervention evaluation, especially in resource-limited settings where public health data often have various challenges that make it difficult to draw reliable conclusions. Through my research projects, I have had the privilege of working with local, state, federal, and international organizations as well as =30 countries in my career.

I received my Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) at the University of Tokyo, Japan, in 2012, Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology at Emory University, Atlanta, GA in 2014, and PhD in Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale University, New Haven, CT in 2020.

Education

  • Yale University, PhD Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • University of Tokyo, DVM Field of Study: Veterinary Science
  • Emory University, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology

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Publications

  • Published on 12/30/2025

    Yura K. Ko, Tobias Alfvén, Gordon O. Okomo, Wataru Kagaya, Kayoko Shioda, Akira Kaneko, Jesse Gitaka. Need for Real-World Evaluation of Malaria Vaccines and Reliable Vaccination Records in Africa. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2025; epub(epub):epub.
  • Published on 11/25/2025

    Adams QH, Hamer DH, Hutyra LR, Wellenius GA, Shioda K. Modeling the seasonal and climate-dependent dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: Implications for transmission and Control. Infect Dis Model. 2026 Jun; 11(2):549-559. PMID: 41488440.

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  • Published on 11/21/2025

    Adams QH, Milando CW, Shioda K, Werneck GL, Rodríguez A, Hamer DH, Wellenius GA. Evaluating the contribution of weather variables to machine learning forecasts of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil. Environ Res Health. 2025 Dec 01; 3(4):045012. PMID: 41281451.

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  • Published on 10/7/2025

    Komura T, Watanabe M, Shioda K. Exploring the application of target trial emulation in vaccine evaluation: scoping review. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Oct 07; 194(10):3028-3040. PMID: 40069950.

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  • Published on 9/19/2025

    Marri AR, Hamer DH, Sherchan S, Shioda K. Naegleria fowleri and the future of surveillance: A one-health call to action. One Health. 2025 Dec; 21:101215. PMID: 41049406.

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  • Published on 7/28/2025

    Adams QH, Gause EL, Baker RE, Hamer DH, Werneck GL, Hutyra LR, Shioda K, Wellenius GA. Impact of weather extremes on the spatiotemporal dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Jul; 19(7):e0013316. PMID: 40720386.

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  • Published on 2/4/2025

    Mai Uchida, Kayoko Shioda. Becoming A Mom While Working. KADOKAWA. Tokyo. 2025.
  • Published on 1/2/2025

    Mori M, Shioda K, Waldron C, Huang C, Gaudino M, George I, Takayama H, Geirsson A. Comparison of Outcomes Between Low-Risk Aortic Valve Replacement Trials and a Surgical Registry. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2453267. PMID: 39761046.

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  • Published on 1/1/2025

    Warren A. Kaplan, Davidson H. Hamer, Kayoko Shioda. The potential impact of climate change on medication access and quality deserves far more attention. One Health. 2025; 20(100957):epub.
  • Published on 1/1/2025

    Ottavia Prunas, Andrew Tiu, Kayoko Shioda, Shweta Bansal, Daniel M. Weinberger. Evaluating the association between routine pneumococcal vaccination and COVID-19 severity among older adults in the United States: A case control study. Vaccine: X. 2025; 24(100622):epub.

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