Malinda Boehler, MSW, LCSW
Site Director/Principle Investigator
malinda.boehler@eskenazihealth.edu
Malinda received her Bachelors of Social Work and her Masters of Social Work from Indiana University at Indianapolis. In addition to serving as the MATEC Indiana Director, she is also the Director of Infectious Disease Services at Eskenazi Health. She has nearly 25 years of experience working in healthcare with vulnerable populations. Malinda has served MATEC in her current position since 2007.
Karen Curd Harris, BS
Program Manager
kcurd@iupui.edu • (317) 880-3519
Karen received her Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She has over 20 years of experience in the field of STI/HIV. Karen has served MATEC in her current position since 2011.
Danielle Jacobs-Chan, BA
Programming Coordinator
djacobsc@iu.edu • (317) 880-3527
Danielle received her Bachelors in Public Health from Purdue University in 2010. She has nearly 10 years of experience in public health and previously worked as an HIV Care Coordinator with the Eskenazi Health Infectious Diseases Clinic. Danielle joined MATEC Indiana in March of 2020 and develops the Indiana Public Health Academy training series.
Clinical Leadership
Bree Weaver, MD
Medical Director
Dr. Weaver received her Doctor of Medicine degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in 2002 and completed her Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency training at Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSOM) in 2006 where she served as chief resident during her final year of training. Dr. Weaver also complete her Infectious Diseases Fellowship at IUSOM, where she served as chief fellow, and participated in additional research training supported by a T32 Research Training Grant and the Arthur White Fellowship. Dr. Weaver conducted HPV and sexual behavior research with faculty in both Infectious Diseases and Adolescent Medicine. Dr. Weaver joined the IUSOM faculty in 2010, and later transitioned to a clinical role in both Medicine and Pediatrics, with a focus on care and prevention of HIV. She was awarded the Department of Medicine’s Outstanding Young Clinician Award in 2015. In addition to serving at the MATEC Indiana Medical Director, she previously served as the Medical Director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic at Eskenazi Health, Section Chief of Infectious Diseases for Eskenazi Hospital, the Director of Community Engagement for the Indiana Center for AIDS Research, Medical Director of the Indianapolis Transitional Grant Area HIV Ryan White Part A Quality Management Program, and Medical Director of the Ryan White Part C Program for the Marion County Public Health Department. Bree is currently the Chief of Internal Medicine at Eskenazi Health.
Christine Balt, DNP, FNP-BC, AACRN
Clinical Coordinator
Christine is a Nurse Practitioner providing specialty and primary care to persons living with HIV at Eskenazi Health Infectious Diseases Clinic. Christine has worked in HIV since 1986 as a staff nurse and has been in her current position for over 14 years. Christine has authored articles and book chapters on various issues surrounding HIV. She has presented on a wide range of HIV-related issues to a variety of audiences across the United States. Christine has an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing from Purdue University, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Social Work from Indiana University Indianapolis; a Master of Science in primary care nursing from Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Christine is a past national President of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care.