Her research focuses on the design and implementation of community and/or technology-based interventions that aim to reduce obesogenic behaviors among racial/ethnic minority and underserved populations; and the assessment of environmental factors that contribute to these negative health behaviors and poor health outcomes. Dr. Sheats was previously a researcher at the Stanford Healthy Aging Research and Technology Solutions (HARTS) Lab, where she directed and co-directed the design and/or testing of a series of NIH-funded RCTs that utilized technology to increase physical activity or healthy eating among aging racial/ethnic minority populations.