Biography
Dr. Harding joined The University of New Mexico after several years at The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in Barcelona, Spain, where she was first a postdoctoral fellow and then an Assistant Professor. Prior to this, she was also a postdoctoral fellow at the Cardiovascular Health Research Institute in Seattle, WA. Her educational background is in Exercise Science (BS) and Epidemiology (PhD).
Personal Statement
My research focuses on cardiovascular health and circadian disruption. My mechanistic and biomarker work among night shift populations has been integral in establishing mechanisms linking night shift work to chronic disease outcomes. I also examine artificial light at night and its role in human health. Besides my research, I am also very motivated to encourage and support early career researchers, and have devoted time to organize multiple Early Career initiatives, including leading an Early Career Research network within the EU-funded EPHOR project and acting as the chair of the organizing committee for the EPICOH Early conference on occupational epidemiology.
Areas of Specialty
- Epidemiology
- Cardiovascular epidemiology
- Circadian rhythms
Education
- PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- BS in Exercise Science from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Achievements & Awards
- Chair of the Occupational Epidemiology (EPICOH) Early Career Conference (2024)
- Awarded the Seal of Excellence for her Marie Curie fellowship application (2022)
Key Publications
- Palomar-Cros A, Espinosa A, … Harding BN. Outdoor artificial light-at-night and cardiometabolic disease risk: an urban perspective from the Catalan GCAT cohort study" J. Epidemiol. (in press).
- Harding BN, Palomar-Cros A, Valentin A, et. al. Comparing data from three satellites on artificial light at night (ALAN): Focusing on blue light’s influence on colorectal cancer in a case-control study in Spain. EHP. 2024,132(5):057702-4
- Harding BN, Aguilar R, Espinosa A, et al. Disruption of cellular immune response among male rotating night shift workers in Spain– the HORMONIT Study. Frontiers in Immunology. 2022, 13:776917.
- Harding BN, Austin TR, Floyd JS, et al. Self-reported marijuana use and cardiac arrhythmias: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Cardiol 2022;177:48−52
- Harding BN, Castaño-Vinyals G, Palomar-Cros A, et al. Changes in Melatonin and Sex Steroid Hormone Production in Men as a Result of Rotating Night Shift Work –the HORMONIT Study. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2022 Jan 1;48(1):41-51.
Gender
Female, she/her/hers
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Research
- Currently a work package co-lead on the EU-funded Exposome Project for Health and Occupational Research (EPHOR)
- Current co-investigator of the circadian disruption and microbiome study
- Was the PI of the CARDIO-SHIFTS study, examining cardiovascular health among night shift workers and stress-related pathways