Her research is focused on reducing sexual health disparities in minority populations, including the incidence of sexually transmitted infection, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and unintended pregnancy. She served as principal investigator on a National Institutes of Health grant that utilized innovative communications systems to deliver HIV interventions to young African American women, a population that accounts for 64 percent of all new HIV infections among women in the United States. Dr. Chandler has been widely recognized for her contributions to minority health and nursing as a fellow of Brown University’s Initiative on HIV and AIDS Clinical Research for Disadvantaged Communities. She was named a 40 Under 40 Leader in Minority Health by the National Minority Quality Forum.