Dr. Tasneem Khambaty

Research interests

My program of research centers on the primary prevention of type 2 diabetes and related cardiometabolic conditions (e.g., metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease), particularly among minority and at-risk populations. Within this area, the aim of this program or research is to examine the influence of psychosocial (e.g., depression and anxiety symptoms, subtypes and disorders, socioeconomic status), cognitive, and biobehavioral risk factors for the development of diabetes-related processes and outcomes. I also examine how psychosocial factors contribute to disparities in cardiometabolic disease by race/ethnicity, focusing on Hispanic/Latino populations. Lastly, I investigate novel (periodontal disease) and traditional (inflammation) candidate mechanisms linking psychosocial factors to cardiometabolic disease.

Education

  • Ph D, Clinical Psychology — Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (2015)
    Depression Treatment and Diabetes Risk: 9-year follow-up of the IMPACT randomized controlled trial

Presentations

  • The Association of Acculturation with Sedentary Behavior by Race-Ethnicity: Data from NHANES. 2021 25th Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) · UMBC · Poster Sara R Weiss (Author & Presenter), Ashley Splain (Author), Tasneem Khambaty (Author)

Grants and Contracts

  • UM-OAIC Microfunds 2022 NIH National Institute on Aging/ University of Maryland Older Americans Independence Center (UM-OAIC) · Grant · Funded
  • ‘Relations of Glucose Variability with Cognitive Function and Functional Status among Older Adults at Risk for Diabetes’, 2019 NIH National Institute on Aging/ University of Maryland Older Americans Independence Center (UM-OAIC) · Grant · Funded
  • Summer Research Faculty Fellowship (SURFF) 2018 Grant · Funded

Courses Taught

  • Master's Thesis Research PSYC 799 · Fall 2022
  • Research Exper In Psych PSYC 397 · Fall 2022
  • Research Exper In Psych PSYC 397 · Spring 2022
  • Advanced Topics in Psychology PSYC 493 · Fall 2019
  • Research Experience in Psychology PSYC 397 · Fall 2019
  • Interventions 1 PSYC 622 · Spring 2019