LeShawndra Price, PhDAs a Health Scientist Administrator at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, and DHHS, Dr. Price's focus includes identifying new research opportunities aimed at understanding family and early childhood risks for substance abuse initiation and progression. In addition to serving as co-chair for a cross-NIH working group to develop a standard training resource, Dr. Price provides technical assistance to current and prospect grantees while conducting literature reviews, evaluations, data analysis, and preparing and presenting scientific papers and reports. |
Positions
- Deputy Director for Research, Office of Research on Disparities and Global Mental Health, NIH
- Health Scientist Administrator, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, and DHHS
- Chief of the Disruptive Behavior Program and the Stress and Trauma Program, National Institute of Mental Health
Education
- PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Developmental Psychology
Relevant Publications
- Ferrell, C. B., Boyce, C. A., & Price, L. N. (2010). Ethnic Minority Youth. Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology. Fairfax, VA: Springer.
- Price, L. N. (2010). Conduct disorder. Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology. Fairfax, VA: Springer.
- Price, L. N. (2010). Montessori. Encyclopedia of Cross-Cultural School Psychology. Fairfax, VA: Springer.
- Wethington, H.R. , Hahn, R.A., Fuqua-Whitley, D.S., Sipe, T.A., Crosby, A.E., Johnson, R.L., Liberman, A.M., Moscicki, E., Price, L.N., Tuma, F.K., Kalra, G., Chattopadhyay, S.K., & the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. (2008). The effectiveness of interventions to reduce psychological harm from traumatic events among children and adolescents: A systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 35(3), 287-313.
- Hahn, R., Fuqua-Whitley, D., Wethington, H., Lowy, J., Crosby, A., Fullilove, M., Johnson, R., Liberman, A., Moscicki, E., Price, L., Snyder, S., Tuma, F., Cory, S., Stone, G., Mukhopadhaya, K., Chattopadhyay, S., Dahlberg, L. (2007). Effectiveness of universal school-based programs to prevent of violent and aggressive behavior: A systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33 (2S), S114-S129.
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