Barbra Richardson, PhD

Research Professor, Department of Biostatistics

Dr. Barbra Richardson, PhD, is a Research Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine. She is also a Joint Member at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Dr. Richardson received her PhD in Biostatistics from UCLA in 1993, was a postdoctoral fellow at University of Washington from 1993 to 1996, and joined the faculty of UW in 1996. She has been involved in clinical trials and HIV/AIDS and microbicide research since 1993 and is an author on over 250 peer-reviewed articles in the areas of HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, and statistical methodology for data from infectious disease research. Dr. Richardson has significantly contributed to the design of several HIV prevention research trials and cohort studies, including preparedness studies, safety studies (Phase I and II), and efficacy trials (Phase IIB and III). Finally, Dr. Richardson, a recipient of the International AIDS Society (IAS) Young Investigator award (2000), has been a member of several national and international review committees, and has advised various entities (including the World Health Organization (WHO)) on statistical issues in infectious disease.

Publications

  1. Jones, HS, Anderson, RL, Cust, H, McClelland, RS, Richardson, BA, Thirumurthy, H et al.. HIV incidence among women engaging in sex work in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2024;12 (8):e1244-e1260. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00227-4. PubMed PMID:39030057 .
  2. Chhun, N, Rothschild, CW, Penumetsa, M, Matemo, D, Kithao, P, Richardson, BA et al.. Evaluating the performance of a risk assessment score tool to predict HIV acquisition among pregnant and postpartum women in Kenya. PLoS One. 2024;19 (7):e0306992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0306992. PubMed PMID:38985777 PubMed Central PMC11236202.
  3. Chhun, N, Oketch, D, Agot, K, Mangale, DI, Badia, J, Kibugi, J et al.. Using FRAME to characterize provider-identified adaptations to a stepped care intervention for adolescents and youth living with HIV in Kenya: a mixed methods approach. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024;27 Suppl 1 (Suppl 1):e26261. doi: 10.1002/jia2.26261. PubMed PMID:38965971 PubMed Central PMC11224585.
  4. McClelland, RS, Lokken, EM, Kinuthia, J, Srinivasan, S, Richardson, BA, Jaoko, W et al.. A prospective cohort study examining the association between the periconceptual vaginal microbiota and first-trimester miscarriage in Kenyan women. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024; :. doi: 10.1111/ppe.13099. PubMed PMID:38949435 .
  5. Kohler, P, Larsen, A, Abuna, F, Owiti, G, Sila, J, Owens, T et al.. Patient actor training improves preexposure prophylaxis delivery for adolescent girls and young women in Kenya: a cluster randomized trial. AIDS. 2024;38 (10):1505-1512. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003943. PubMed PMID:38857513 .
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