Barbra Richardson, PhD
Professor
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, Fred Hutch
Professor
Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
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.
Other Appointments & Affiliations
Research Professor, Biostatistics, University of WashingtonResearch Professor, Biostatistics
University of Washington
Adjunct Research Professor, Global Health
University of Washington
Graduate Faculty, Biostatistics and Global Health
University of Washington
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