Webel Research Lab

Our lab investigates how to help adults with HIV  age well. We use rigorous and innovative research techniques to examine how non-pharmacological approaches prevent and mitigate chronic disease, reduce symptoms, and improve quality of life in people living with HIV.​


Can a nurse-led intervention improve cardiovascular health in HIV?

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Do Diet & Exercise Ease Symptoms in HIV?​

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Does High Intensity Interval Training reduce fatigue & improve function in older adults with HIV ?

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Events & News

To learn more about our lab’s work, please join us for our upcoming presentations!

    • October 24, 2024: International Workshop on Aging & HIV Hazardous alcohol consumption is associated with an increased occurrence of falls among people with HIV in the PROSPER-HIV Study (Washington, DC)
    • November 14, 2024: 37th Annual Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) Conference Relationship of insomnia, inflammatory markers, and neurocognitive function in middle-aged and older people with HIV (Indianapolis, IN)
    • November 14, 2024: 37th Annual Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) Conference Motivational factors for older sedentary persons living with HIV to engage in an exercise trial (Indianapolis, IN)
    • November 14, 2024: 37th Annual Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) Conference Physical activity, diet intake, and physical function in men and women living with HIV in the United States: Data from the PROSPER-HIV Study (Indianapolis, IN)

Meet our People

Allison Webel, PhD, RN, FAAN

Principal Investigator

Vitor Hugo Fernando Oliveira, PhD

Scholar


Hoai Do, MPH

Research Coordinator

Christine Horvat Davey, PhD, RN

K23 Scholar


The University of Washington Webel Research Lab, was founded by Dr. Allison Webel in the School of Nursing, with the mission to conduct rigorous, high-impact clinical research informing healthy aging and HIV. We are deeply committed to community-engaged research studies that center our research questions and methods on people living with HIV (PWH) and their families. Webel Research Lab projects range from longitudinal studies of symptom response to physical activity and nutrition in older PWH, to clinical trials of exercise interventions, and implementation sciences studies testing nurse-led interventions to improve cardiovascular health in PWH.

We value:

    • Diversity and seek to meaningfully include PWH on our team
    • Critical questioning of assumptions, approaches, and data
    • Healthy aging in PHW through mitigating symptom burden
    • Interdisciplinary and global collaboration
    • Research that can directly improve the lives of PWH everywhere

We are a busy, dynamic, and collaborative research lab, involved in research studies designed to identify, understand, and help older PWH age well. Guided by our commitment to meaningful community engagement, we are dedicated to bringing our research findings and knowledge to PWH and healthcare providers throughout the region and the globally.


STATS & INFO

175

Peer Reviewed Publications

22

Students Have Worked in our Lab

24

Grant Dollars Awarded (MM)