MATEC-IN Staff

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

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.