[2] In this role, she collaborated with Arnold Monto on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded study investigating "the feasibility and effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions” in reducing the spread of influenza.
The conclusion of their study showed evidence that lower socioeconomic status may influence mental health outcomes through stress related alterations in immunity and inflammation.
[6] As a result of her research into the epidemiologic and mechanistic link between social factors, infectious agents, immune response, and the development of chronic diseases of aging, Aiello was elected Carolina Population Center Faculty fellow.
[11] During the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, Aiello helped create guidelines for the World Health Organization (WHO) to recommend that people should follow to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
[12] She also worked alongside members of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to grasp how widespread cases of COVID-19 with mild or no symptoms are in the state and to monitor the prevalence of the disease over time.