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Richardson
Barbra Richardson, PhD
- Professor, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
- Professor, Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
- Research Professor, Biostatistics, University of Washington
- Adjunct Research Professor, Global Health, University of Washington
- Graduate Faculty, Biostatistics and Global Health, University of Washington
Background
Dr. Barbra Richardson is a biostatistician who specializes in methods to analyze data from clinical trials and observational studies involving HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Her projects include developing methods for analyzing vaginal microbiome data to assess risk factors for acquisition of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. As a member of SCHARP, the Statistical Center for HIV/AIDS Research and Prevention, she is the lead statistician on studies to evaluate microbicides, which are preventive agents for the sexual transmission of HIV-1.
Education
PhD, Biostatistics, University of California Los Angeles, 1993
MS, Biostatistics, University of California Los Angeles, 1989
BA, Mathematics, Pomona College, 1987
Current Projects
Developing methodology to analyze vaginal microbiome data
Lead statistician on a variety of studies of HIV and other infectious diseases
Lead statistician at SCHARP on studies of microbicides as preventive agents for sexual transmission of HIV-1