dr.leshawndraprice

LeShawndra Price, Ph. D.

LeShawndra Price, Ph.D. is the Deputy Director for Research in the Office of Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health at the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/organization/od/office-for-research-on-disparities-and-global-mental-health-ordgmh.shtml). In this position, she manages research and research training programs and makes research policy recommendations that focus on assuring increased emphasis on the mental health needs of women, racial and ethnic minority, rural, and underrepresented and underserved populations both in and outside of the United States.

Prior to this position, Dr. Price served as a Health Scientist Administrator at the National Institute on Drug Abuse where she managed federal grant funding related to health disparities, and family processes and early risks for drug use. She also previously served as Chief of both the Disruptive Behavior Program and the Stress and Trauma Program at the National Institute of Mental Health. Dr. Price brings a wealth of experience to her work at the NIH, as she has held positions at the Carolina Power and Light Energy & Environmental Center, Burroughs-Wellcome (now Glaxo Smith Kline), Research and Evaluation Associates, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, George Washington University, and North Carolina Central University.

Dr. Price’s academic background includes a B.A. in Psychology from Wake Forest University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.