Research

Dr. Balthazar is a biobehavioral clinical and translational scientist. Her research focuses on the immunometabolic mechanisms underpinning sleep in vulnerable populations, specifically, people living with HIV. The goal of her current research project is identifying significant metabolites and metabolic pathways to sleep in Black adults living with HIV.

Interests

  • Clinical and Translational Science
  • Health Disparities
  • Biobehavioral Health
  • Precision Health
  • Sleep Health
  • Immunometabolism
  • HIV

Research Projects

  • Metabolic Pathways to Symptoms and Sleep in Black adults with HIV

    Project seeking to identify biobehavioral mechanisms underpinning sleep in a vulnerable population

    Primary Investigator

  • Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Breastfeeding needs LARC

    Identifying barriers to breastfeeding and use of long acting reversable contraception in a vulnerable population

    Co-Investigator

  • IMPACT: A Multi-Level Family and School Intervention Targeting Obesity in Urban Youth

    Randomized control trial to test interventions to improve obesity and cardiovasular health urban youth

    Graduate Research Assistant/Interventionist

  • SystemChange Study: Improving Long-Term Exercise in Older Cardiac Patients

    Trial testing SystemChange intervention in improving exercise in older cardiac patients

    Graduate Research Assistant/Interventionist