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Laura McCallister Prichett is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with a joint appointment in the Department of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics & Data Science. She serves as Associate Director and Faculty Lead for the Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Data Management (BEAD) Core, and is affiliated with the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and the Johns Hopkins Suicide Prevention Working Group.
Education:
- Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2003
- M.H.S., Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 1997
- B.A., Macalester College, 1994
Dr. Prichett is trained as an epidemiologist, demographer, and biostatistician with extensive experience in analyzing complex national panel data and electronic health records. Her research centers on suicide prevention and addressing gender and racial disparities in mental health treatment initiation among adolescents, particularly focusing on unmet mental health needs in female and ethnoracially minoritized youth. She applies advanced biostatistical methods to clinical translational research to improve health equity.
While no publications are listed in the provided text, her methodological expertise suggests strong contributions in epidemiology, biostatistics, and adolescent mental health research using large-scale datasets.
Dr. Prichett holds leadership roles in research infrastructure through her work with the BEAD Core, supporting data management and biostatistical collaboration across the institution.
She advises on research design and data analysis, particularly in mental health disparities and translational studies, and contributes to institutional efforts in suicide prevention. Her work is supported through her academic appointments and core leadership role.
She is actively involved with the BEAD Core, a key research support unit at Johns Hopkins, which provides biostatistical and data management expertise to clinical and translational researchers.
