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. Atlas, HE, Mogeni, P, Shawon, RA, Tickell, KD, Bunyige, L, Monchari, I et al.. Effect of azithromycin on post-discharge growth in Kenyan children. BMJ Glob Health. 2025;10 (11):. doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-020294. PubMed PMID:41285436 PubMed Central PMC12645614.
  2. Zuidema, C, Edemba, PW, Riederer, AM, Kipter, VK, Sherris, AR, Olweywe, L et al.. Educational attainment and self-reported environmental exposures of pregnant women living in Nairobi, Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025;5 (11):e0005453. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005453. PubMed PMID:41252433 PubMed Central PMC12626295.
  3. Fairlie, L, Szydlo, DW, Mayo, A, Bunge, K, Mhlanga, F, Piper, J et al.. Safety outcomes among infants whose mothers used the dapivirine vaginal ring or oral PrEP during pregnancy (MTN-042/DELIVER): a randomised phase 3b study. Lancet HIV. 2025;12 (11):e763-e773. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(25)00261-9. PubMed PMID:41173578 .
  4. Tiwari, R, Singa, BO, Lihanda, P, Diakhate, MM, Ochola, E, Bunyige, L et al.. Differences in growth trajectories in breastfed HIV-exposed uninfected and HIV-unexposed infants in Kenya: An observational cohort study. PLoS Med. 2025;22 (10):e1004781. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004781. PubMed PMID:41144576 PubMed Central PMC12578329.
  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. medRxiv. 2025; :. doi: 10.1101/2025.08.21.25334189. PubMed PMID:40909816 PubMed Central PMC12407609.
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