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. LaCourse, SM, Escudero, JN, Whatney, WE, Krish, KN, Subuddhi, A, Belauret, S et al.. Mtb-specific CFP-10/ESAT-6 CD4 and CD8 T cell non-IFN-γ+ responses are common in young Kenyan children despite low reported TB exposure. J Infect Dis. 2026; :. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiag039. PubMed PMID:41566843 .
  2. Odhiambo, B, Stern, J, Kinuthia, J, Abuna, F, Akim, E, Concepcion, T et al.. Evaluating the safety of prenatal HIV PrEP use: Perinatal outcomes from three cohort studies in Western Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026;6 (1):e0005744. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005744. PubMed PMID:41557717 PubMed Central PMC12818637.
  3. Oyaro, B, Wanje, G, Richardson, BA, Temmerman, M, McClelland, RS, Eastment, M et al.. A mixed-methods assessment of individual client-level and clinic-level factors associated with uptake of cervical cancer screening (CCS) services in family planning (FP) clinics receiving an intervention to support these services in Mombasa County, Kenya. Implement Sci Commun. 2026; :. doi: 10.1186/s43058-025-00852-4. PubMed PMID:41508153 .
  4. Kwendakwema, CN, Eastment, MC, Wanje, G, Richardson, BA, Mwaringa, E, Sherr, K et al.. Cross-sectional study evaluating organizational climate, change commitment, and change efficacy for predicting family planning clinics' success in increasing HIV counseling and testing in Mombasa, Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5 (12):e0005542. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005542. PubMed PMID:41474700 PubMed Central PMC12755772.
  5. Hardenbergh, L, Seth, A, Richardson, BA, Farid, S, Udren, JI, Rothschild, CW et al.. Alignment of contraceptive method attribute preferences and use among Kenyan women living with HIV. Contraception. 2025; :111347. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2025.111347. PubMed PMID:41435925 .
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