Faculty

Ellen C. Caniglia ScD

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology in Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Graduate Group Affiliations

Graduate Group in Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Contact information

818 Blockley Hall
423 Guardian Drive
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Email:
Ellen.Caniglia@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Education:
BA (Mathematics)
Bryn Mawr College, 2011.
ScD (Epidemiology)
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 2016.

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Selected Publications

Caniglia EC, Zash R, Diseko M, Mabuta J, Mmalane M, Lockman S, Mayondi G, Masheto G, Mayhem J, Shapiro R: Target trials of pre-conception switch from Nevirapine- or Efavirenz-based ART to Dolutegravir-based ART on adverse birth and maternal outcomes. AIDS Aug 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004321; Epub ahead of print.

DiTosto JD, Zash R, Lacobson DL, Johnson K, Diseko M, Mayondi G, Mabuta J, Mmalane M, Makhema J, Mumford SL, Lockman S, Shapiro R, Caniglia EC: Safety of Antihypertensive Medication for the Management of Non-Severe Gestational Hypertension Among Pregnant Individuals in Botswana-Emulating a Series of Target Trials. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol Oct 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1111/ppe.70079; Epub ahead of print.

Virkud A, Tchetgen Tchetgen E, Pineles B, Levine L, Cole SR, Hinkle SN, Mumford S, Gerson K, Taylor BD, Blackwell S, Peaceman A, Ellenberg S, Parry S, Johnson MT, Willis D, Caniglia EC: Clarifying Contradictions: Transportability in 17P Trials and Preterm Birth Outcomes Using Doubly Debiased Machine Learning. American Journal of Epidemiology 24: kwaf202f, Sept 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaf202; Epub ahead of print.

Lee IT, Barnhart KT, Hwang W, Hinkle SN, Johnston E, Mills JL, Caniglia EC, Schisterman EF, Mendola P, Ryan GL, Hotaling J, Peterson CM, van Voorhis BJ, Mumford SL: Association between markers of female adiposity and live birth among patients undergoing fertility treatment or attempting unassisted conception. Human Reproduction 40(9): 1671-1680, Sept 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1093/humrep/deaf124.

Arti Virkud, Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen, Enrique Schisterman, Sunni Mumford, Stefanie Hinkle, Beth Pineles, Lisa Levine, Alan Peaceman, Steve Cole, Ellen Caniglia: Clarifying Contradictions: Transportability Using Doubly Debiased Machine Learning in 17P Trials and Preterm Birth Outcomes. Presented at: International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology Annual Meeting, Washington DC Aug 2025.

Smith ER, Gomes F, Adu-Afarwuah S, Aguayo VM, Aireen SE, Bhutta ZA, Caniglia EC, Christian P, Devakumar D, Dewey KG, Fawzi WW, Friis H, Gomo E, Guindo O, Hallamaa L, Isanaka S, Kaestel P, Lachat C, Maleta K, Moore SE, Oakley EM, Osrin D, Rahman A, Rana Z, Rizvi A, Roberfroid D, Shaikh S, Sonko B, Soofi SB, Subarkah I, Sunawang R, Wang D, West KP, Wu LSF, Zagre N, Bourassa MW, Sudfeld CR: Contribution of Maternal Adherence to the Effect of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis. Advances in Nutrition 16(7): 100455, July 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100455.

DiTosto JD, Sealy NRZ, Hinkle SN, Schisterman EF, Dokras A, Mumford SL, Caniglia EC: The invisible burden: Examining the impact of exposure misclassification in epidemiologic analyses of uterine fibroids Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 7, July 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1111/ppe.70027

Julia DiTosto*, Sunni Mumford, Jennifer Lewey, Jarcy Zee, Anuja Dokras, Kyle Busse, Snigdha Alur-Gupta, Stefanie Hinkle, Enrique Schisterman, Ellen Caniglia: Evaluating Measurement Error in the Relationship Between Uterine Fibroids and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Presented at: Society for Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA June 2025.

Yajnaseni Chakraborti*, Sunni L. Mumford, Edwina H. Yeung, Katherine L. Grantz, Pauline Mendola, James L. Mills, Ellen C. Caniglia, Colleen M. Brensinger, Cuilin Zhang, Enrique F. Schisterman, Stefanie N. Hinkle: Postpartum Weight Retention and Mortality Over 50 Years of Follow-up. Presented at: Society for Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA June 2025.

Gladys Smith*, Ellie Mayers, Maria Fernandez, Ellen Caniglia, Stefanie Hinkle, Sunni Mumford, Enrique Schisterman, Beth Pineles, Gladys Smith: Associations Between Race/Ethnicity, Physical Activity, and Adherence to Recommendations for Activity Restriction in Pregnancy. Presented at: Society for Perinatal and Pediatric Epidemiology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA June 2025.