# Deborah Donnell

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**Deborah J. Donnell** is a New Zealand and American [biostatistician](/source/Biostatistics) known for her research on the prevention of [HIV](/source/HIV) infection. She is a professor in the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division and Public Health Sciences Division of the [Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center](/source/Fred_Hutchinson_Cancer_Research_Center),[1] and an affiliate professor of global health and health services at the [University of Washington](/source/University_of_Washington).[2]

## Education and career

Donnell earned bachelor's and master's degrees at the [University of Auckland](/source/University_of_Auckland) in 1980 and 1982, respectively,[1] before coming to the US as a [Fulbright Scholar](/source/Fulbright_Scholar)[3] and completing her Ph.D. in 1987 at the [University of Washington](/source/University_of_Washington).[1]

## Recognition

Donnell was named a Fellow of the [American Association for the Advancement of Science](/source/American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science) in 2020, in the statistics section of the AAAS, "for distinguished contributions to the field of HIV prevention research, particularly for design and analysis of clinical trials of pre-exposure prophylaxis and treatment as prevention".[4][5]

## References

1. ["Deborah Donnell, Ph.D."](https://www.fredhutch.org/en/faculty-lab-directory/donnell-deborah.html), *Faculty & Lab Directory*, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, retrieved 2021-04-08

1. ["Deborah Donnell"](https://globalhealth.washington.edu/faculty/deborah-donnell), *Faculty*, Washington Global Health, retrieved 2021-04-08

1. ["New Zealand Graduate Student Alumni"](https://www.fulbright.org.nz/grantees-alumni/alumni/nzgraduate/), *Fulbright New Zealand*, retrieved 2021-04-08

1. Niemi, Jarad (24 November 2020), ["2020 AAAS Section U Honorary Fellows"](https://aaas-sectionu.org/fellows/2020-aaas-section-u-fellows/), American Association for the Advancement of Science, retrieved 2021-04-08

1. Russell, Sabin (November 24, 2020), ["Biostatistician Dr. Deborah Donnell named AAAS Fellow: Honor recognizes her key role in HIV prevention studies"](https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2020/11/deborah-donnell-aaas-felllow.html), *Hutch News Stories*, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, retrieved 2021-04-08

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