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Brooke Nichols, PhD

Associate Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Global Health

PhD, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
MS, University of Massachusetts Amherst
BA, Mount Holyoke College

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Websites

	School of Public Health Faculty
	Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office
	ResearchGate
	Google Scholar

ORCID : 0000-0003-4682-4999

Brooke Nichols, PhD, MSc, is an infectious disease mathematical modeller and health economist specializing in transmission dynamics, implementation modeling, and optimal resource allocation for pathogens including HIV, tuberculosis, SARS-CoV-2, and other pathogens of pandemic potential. Her work seeks to minimize the health and economic impact of infectious diseases through innovative quantitative approaches.

Dr. Nichols leads a multi-continental research team of quantitative scientists and modellers who integrate insights from clinical science, epidemiology, health economics, and mathematical modeling to develop actionable, evidence-based strategies. Her team advances novel quantitative methods and adapts existing frameworks to design cost-effective, scalable interventions aimed at reducing transmission, morbidity, and mortality. Their work has significantly influenced national and global health policies across critical public health domains. This includes contributing to evidence to normative guidance on HIV prevention and care (e.g., optimizing pre-exposure prophylaxis, scaling up HIV self-testing, improving viral load monitoring, and enhancing differentiated service delivery models), informing global strategies for the optimal use of diagnostics during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic (spanning mitigation, treatment, and surveillance), and guiding the development of World Health Organization’s Target Product Profiles (TPPs) for innovative diagnostics.

BU Research

Embedding self-care within integrated DSD for HIV: decision-support tools
02/09/2026 - 12/15/2027 (Subcontract PI)
International AIDS Society Bill & Melinda Gates

Implementation Research Strategies for Heart, Lung, and Blood Co-morbidities in People Living with HIV - Research Coordinating Center , 5U24HL154426-05
09/01/2025 - 08/31/2026 (Subcontract PI)
The Washington University NIH NHLBI
5U24HL154426-05

An Implementation Science-Informed Economic Evaluation of an Integrated mixed-approach Infectious Disease Diagnostic Testing in Peru and Brazil
11/06/2025 - 01/31/2026 (PI)
Roche Molecular Systems Inc.

Design and framework development for decision-support tools
11/06/2025 - 12/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
International AIDS Society Bill & Melinda Gates

Innovative linkage strategies for index HIVST
12/03/2019 - 07/31/2024 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
University of California, Los Angeles Bill & Melinda Gates

Scaling facility-based HIV self-testing
06/01/2019 - 11/30/2020 (Subcontract PI)
Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. Dept for Intl Dev-UK

Specimen transportation route mapping and optimisation: South Africa
02/01/2019 - 12/31/2019 (Subcontract PI)
The Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office (HE2RO) HHS CDC

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de Nooy A, Omar SV, Ockhuisen T, Zwerling A, Shrestha S, Suresh A, Khan S, Colman RE, Uplekar S, Rodwell TC, Ismail N, Grantz K, Girdwood S, Nichols BE. Cost-effectiveness of Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing for Tuberculosis Drug-resistance Testing as an Alternative to the Standard of Care in South Africa. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 09; 82(1):e119-e125. PMID: 40920587; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf495;

Bezuidenhout C, Long L, Nichols B, Meyer-Rath G, Fox MP, Theron G, Fourie B, Olifant S, Penn-Nicholson A, Ruhwald M, Medina-Marino A. Sputum and Tongue Swab Molecular Testing for the In-Home Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Unselected Household Contacts: A Cost and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 09; 82(1):49-57.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Meyer-Rath, Gesine
Long, Lawrence
Fox, Matthew

PMID: 40705837; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf389;

Chevalier JM, Hansen MA, Blumel B, Chuchu V, Gleeson B, Ferreyra C, Khan S, Nichols BE, Grantz KH. Modeling the Impact and Cost of a Culture-Dependent Molecular Test for Antimicrobial Resistance in Resource-Limited Settings. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 09; 82(1):25-32. PMID: 40350685; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf236;

de Jong SPJ, Nichols BE, de Ruijter A, Parker E, Mitesser V, Happi C, de Jong MD, Han AX, Russell CA. Global solidarity in genomic surveillance improves early detection of acute respiratory virus threats. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 13; 17(1):765. PMID: 41530129; PMCID: PMC12820213; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-67442-9;

Ockhuisen T, de Nooy A, Girdwood S, Hansen MA, Kohli M, Ruhwald M, Ismail N, Nichols BE. Cost and impact of decentralized tuberculosis testing: a modeling analysis of price thresholds for molecular instruments in high-burden settings. EClinicalMedicine. 2026 Jan; 91:103728. PMID: 41542226; PMCID: PMC12803841; DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103728;

Chevalier JM, Hansen MA, Grantz KH, Gleeson B, Blumel B, Chuchu V, Khan S, Sigwebela N, Chimhini G, Fitzgerald F, Ferreyra C, Nichols BE. Potential Health and Cost Impacts of a Point-of-Care Test for Neonatal Sepsis and Possible Serious Bacterial Infections in Infants: A Modeling Analysis in Two Settings. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Nov; 12(11):ofaf652. PMID: 41216423; PMCID: PMC12596657; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf652;

de Nooy A, Miller C, Ockhuisen T, Falzon D, Korobitsyn A, Ruhwald M, Ismail N, Kohli M, Nichols BE. Guiding the development of the tuberculosis screening target product profile using single-screen and multi-screen approaches: a modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Oct; 13(10):e1750-e1760. PMID: 40975082; DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00244-X;

Boer NA, Emperador DM, Eckerle I, Agogo E, Nichols BE. Evaluating the impact of trade-offs in diagnostic test accuracy, time-to-isolation, and accessibility on outbreak response for the Ebola virus: a mathematical modeling study. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Sep 25; 25(1):1122. PMID: 40999340; PMCID: PMC12465612; DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-11273-y;

Masuku SD, Nattey C, Coetzee L, Hirasen K, Mabhula A, Casalme DJ, Gler MT, Gupta A, Juneja S, Ndjeka N, Evans D, Nichols BE. An economic analysis of BPaL for multidrug-resistant TB in South Africa and the Philippines. IJTLD Open. 2025 Sep; 2(9):535-541. PMID: 40959787; PMCID: PMC12435464; DOI: 10.5588/ijtldopen.25.0294;

Huber AN, Jamieson L, Fox MP, Manganye M, Malala L, Chidarikire T, Khoza N, Nichols BE, Rosen S, Pascoe S. Evaluating the impact of differentiated service delivery (DSD) on retention in care and HIV viral suppression in South Africa: A target trial emulation using routine healthcare data. PLoS Med. 2025 Aug; 22(8):e1004489.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Fox, Matthew
Rosen, Sydney

PMID: 40857347; PMCID: PMC12410879; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004489;

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Bezuidenhout C, Long L, Nichols B, Meyer-Rath G, Fox MP, Olifant S, Theron G, Fiphaza K, Pieruccini M, Ruhwald M, Penn-Nicholson A, Fourie B, Medina-Marino A. Using sputum and tongue swab specimens for in-home point-of-care targeted universal testing for tuberculosis of household contacts: an acceptability and feasibility analysis. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Aug 21; 10(8).View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Meyer-Rath, Gesine
Long, Lawrence
Fox, Matthew

PMID: 40840972; PMCID: PMC12374641; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018131;

Benade M, Maskew M, Chilembo P, Wa Mwansa M, Savory T, Nichols B, Bolton C, Mulenga LB, Sivile S, Zyambo KD, Rosen S. Patterns of engagement in care during clients' first 12 months after HIV treatment initiation in Zambia: a retrospective cohort analysis using routinely collected data. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Aug 11; 10(8).View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Rosen, Sydney

PMID: 40789714; PMCID: PMC12352237; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-017930;

Benade M, Maskew M, Ntjikelane V, Scott N, Ngcobo N, Nichols B, Malala L, Manganye M, Rosen S. Prior antiretroviral therapy exposure among clients presenting for HIV treatment initiation in South Africa: an exploratory mixed-methods study using multiple indicators of exposure. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 26; 25(1):947.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Scott, Nancy
Rosen, Sydney

PMID: 40713520; PMCID: PMC12296601; DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-11340-4;

Lekodeba NA, Rosen S, Phiri B, Masuku SD, Govathson C, Kamanga A, Haimbe P, Shakwelele H, Mwansa M, Lumano-Mulenga P, Huber AN, Pascoe SJS, Jamieson L, Nichols BE. Cost and effectiveness of differentiated ART service delivery strategies in Zambia: a modelling analysis using routine data. J Int AIDS Soc. 2025 Jul; 28(7):e70003.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Rosen, Sydney

PMID: 40579870; PMCID: PMC12205209; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.70003;

Chevalier JM, Grantz KH, Girdwood S, Kepha S, Ramos T, Nichols BE, Khan S, Hingel S. The impact and cost of a new rapid diagnostic test for school-based prevalence mapping and monitoring and evaluation surveys of schistosomiasis: A modelling study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 May; 19(5):e0013071. PMID: 40354436; PMCID: PMC12097705; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013071;

Nichols BE, Dodge JL, Lee BP, Bhadelia N, Bor J. Medicaid cuts, mortality, and health-care expenditure in the USA. Lancet. 2025 May 17; 405(10491):1736.View Related Profiles.

Lee, Brian
Nichols, Brooke
Bor, Jacob
Bhadelia, Nahid

PMID: 40318689; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00761-5;

Birnie E, Vergouwe M, Appelman B, Biemond JJ, Heijmans J, Nichols BE, Wiersinga WJ, Popping S. Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir for COVID-19 Among Individuals at High Risk: A Modeling Study. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Apr; 12(4):ofaf187. PMID: 40256045; PMCID: PMC12006789; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaf187;

Grantz KH, Girdwood S, Muriuki A, Carmona S, Nichols BE, Khan S. Assessing feasibility and effectiveness of point-of-care limited HPV genotype tests in cervical cancer screening: a modelling study. medRxiv. 2025. View Publication

Nichols BE, Geng EH, Moakley E, Phillips AN, Imai-Eaton JW, Stover J, Mudimu E, Grimsrud A. Rapid development of an online tracker to communicate the human impact of abruptly halting PEPFAR support. J Int AIDS Soc. 2025 Mar; 28(3):e26433. PMID: 40012206; PMCID: PMC11865335; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26433;

Hendrickson C, Hirasen K, Mongwenyana C, Benade M, Bothma R, Smith C, Meyer J, Nichols BE, Long LC. Costs and outcomes of routine HIV oral pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation across different service delivery models and key populations in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet HIV. 2025 Feb; 12(2):e130-e142.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Long, Lawrence

PMID: 39914894; PMCID: PMC12446606; DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00295-9;

Jo Y, Rosen S, Nichols BE, Jamieson L, Lekodeba N, Horsburgh R. Integrated multi-month dispensing for HIV and hypertension in South Africa: A model of epidemiological impact and cost-effectiveness. J Int AIDS Soc. 2025 Feb; 28(2):e26413.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Rosen, Sydney

PMID: 39939799; PMCID: PMC12020916; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26413;

Nichols BE, de Nooy A, Cassim N, Hans L, da Silva MP, Chetty K, Grantz KH, Han AX, Phillips AN, Jamieson L, Scott LE, Stevens WS. Ten-year health impact, economic impact and return on investment of the South African molecular diagnostics programme for HIV, tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Dec 03; 9(12). PMID: 39631789; PMCID: PMC11624778; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015830;

Hansen MA, Han AX, Chevalier JM, Klock E, Pandithakoralage H, Nooy A, Ockhuisen T, Girdwood SJ, Lekodeba NA, Khan S, Jenkins HE, Johnson CC, Sacks JA, Russell CA, Nichols BE. Cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 self-testing at routine gatherings to minimize community-level infections in lower-middle income countries: A mathematical modeling study. PLoS One. 2024; 19(10):e0311198.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Jenkins, Helen

PMID: 39365802; PMCID: PMC11451991; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311198;

Rosen S, Lekodeba N, Sande L, Nichols B. Letter to the Editor: "Cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis of the implementation of differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Mozambique: a modelling study": Resource reductions are not equal to cost savings. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Oct; 27(10):e26367.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Rosen, Sydney

PMID: 39406476; PMCID: PMC11479750; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26367;

Gleeson B, Ferreyra C, Palamountain K, Jacob ST, Spotswood N, Kissoon N, Nisar YB, Fitzgerald F, Murless-Collins S, Okomo U, Cross JH, Molyneux E, Piriou E, Iloh KK, Santorino D, Goldfarb D, Stevenson A, Kirby R, Nichols BE, Blumel B, Kelly-Cirino C, Walsh T, Lloyd L, Liaghati-Mobarhan S. A call to bridge the diagnostic gap: diagnostic solutions for neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries. BMJ Glob Health. 2024 Sep 10; 9(9). PMID: 39260829; PMCID: PMC11404204; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015862;

Hansen MA, Nichols BE. Integration of sexual health and HIV services. Lancet HIV. 2024 Jul; 11(7):e429-e430. PMID: 38925730

Broger T, Marx FM, Theron G, Marais BJ, Nicol MP, Kerkhoff AD, Nathavitharana R, Huerga H, Gupta-Wright A, Kohli M, Nichols BE, Muyoyeta M, Meintjes G, Ruhwald M, Peeling RW, Pai NP, Pollock NR, Pai M, Cattamanchi A, Dowdy DW, Dewan P, Denkinger CM. Diagnostic yield as an important metric for the evaluation of novel tuberculosis tests: rationale and guidance for future research. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Jul; 12(7):e1184-e1191. PMID: 38876764

Nooy A, Ockhuisen T, Korobitsyn A, Khan SA, Ruhwald M, Ismail N, Kohli M, Nichols BE. Trade-offs between clinical performance and test accessibility in tuberculosis diagnosis: a multi-country modelling approach for target product profile development. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Jul; 12(7):e1139-e1148. PMID: 38876761

Thorp M, Balakasi K, Khan S, Stillson C, van Oosterhout JJ, Nichols BE, Cornell M, Dovel K. Men's Satisfaction with General Health Services is Associated with Future Use of HIV Testing in Malawi: A Community-Representative Survey. AIDS Behav. 2024 Aug; 28(8):2639-2649. PMID: 38869760; PMCID: PMC11286645; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-024-04352-9;

Marbán-Castro E, Muhwava L, Kamau Y, Safary E, Rheeder P, Karsas M, Kemp T, Freitas J, Carrihill M, Dave J, Katambo D, Kimetto J, Allie R, Ndungu J, Sigwebela N, Akach D, Girdwood S, Erkosar B, Nichols BE, Haldane C, Vetter B, Shilton S. Implementation research: a protocol for two three-arm pragmatic randomised controlled trials on continuous glucose monitoring devices in people with type 1 diabetes in South Africa and Kenya. Trials. 2024 May 21; 25(1):331. PMID: 38773658; PMCID: PMC11107040; DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08132-7;

Ockhuisen T, de Nooy A, Jenkins HE, Han A, Russell CA, Khan S, Girdwood S, Ruhwald M, Kohli M, Nichols BE. Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic tools and strategies for the screening and diagnosis of tuberculosis disease and infection: a scoping review. BMJ Public Health. 2024 Jun; 2(1):e000276.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Jenkins, Helen

PMID: 40018193; PMCID: PMC11816851; DOI: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000276;

Hansen MA, Lekodeba NA, Chevalier JM, Ockhuisen T, Del Rey-Puech P, Marban-Castro E, Martínez-Pérez GZ, Shilton S, Radzi Abu Hassan M, Getia V, Weinert-Mizuschima C, Tenorio Bezerra MI, Chala L, Leong R, Peregino R, Keller S, Spruijt I, Johnson CC, Girdwood SJ, Nichols BE. Cost of SARS-CoV-2 self-test distribution programmes by different modalities: a micro-costing study in five countries (Brazil, Georgia, Malaysia, Ethiopia and the Philippines). BMJ Open. 2024 Apr 17; 14(4):e078852. PMID: 38631825; PMCID: PMC11029185; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078852;

Leavitt SV, Rodriguez CA, Bouton TC, Horsburgh CR, Abel Zur Wiesch P, Nichols BE, White LF, Jenkins HE. Outcomes for people with TB by disease severity at presentation. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2024 Mar 01; 28(3):142-147.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Horsburgh, C.
Jenkins, Helen
White, Laura
Bouton, Tara

PMID: 38454178; PMCID: PMC11075045; DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.23.0254;

Chevalier JM, Hansen MA, Coskun E, Sy KTL, Drakes J, Dowling S, Williams A, Jenkins S, Amole C, Haimbe P, Mpasela F, Shakwelele H, Nichols BE. Cost-effectiveness of intervention combinations towards the elimination of vertical transmission of HIV in limited-resource settings: a mathematical modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Mar; 12(3):e457-e466. PMID: 38365416

Chevalier JM, Han AX, Hansen MA, Klock E, Pandithakoralage H, Ockhuisen T, Girdwood SJ, Lekodeba NA, de Nooy A, Khan S, Johnson CC, Sacks JA, Jenkins HE, Russell CA, Nichols BE. Impact and cost-effectiveness of SARS-CoV-2 self-testing strategies in schools: a multicountry modelling analysis. BMJ Open. 2024 Feb 27; 14(2):e078674.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Jenkins, Helen

PMID: 38417953; PMCID: PMC10900377; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078674;

de Jong SPJ, Felix Garza ZC, Gibson JC, van Leeuwen S, de Vries RP, Boons GJ, van Hoesel M, de Haan K, van Groeningen LE, Hulme KD, van Willigen HDG, Wynberg E, de Bree GJ, Matser A, Bakker M, van der Hoek L, Prins M, Kootstra NA, Eggink D, Nichols BE, Han AX, de Jong MD, Russell CA. Determinants of epidemic size and the impacts of lulls in seasonal influenza virus circulation. Nat Commun. 2024 Jan 18; 15(1):591. PMID: 38238318; PMCID: PMC10796432; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44668-z;

Han AX, Hannay E, Carmona S, Rodriguez B, Nichols BE, Russell CA. Estimating the potential impact and diagnostic requirements for SARS-CoV-2 test-and-treat programs. Nat Commun. 2023 Dec 02; 14(1):7981. PMID: 38042923; PMCID: PMC10693634; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43769-z;

Songo J, Whitehead HS, Nichols BE, Makwaya A, Njala J, Phiri S, Hoffman RM, Dovel K, Phiri K, van Oosterhout JJ. Provider-led community antiretroviral therapy distribution in Malawi: Retrospective cohort study of retention, viral load suppression and costs. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(9):e0002081. PMID: 37768889; PMCID: PMC10538660; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002081;

Rodriguez CA, Leavitt SV, Bouton TC, Horsburgh CR, Zur Wiesch PA, Nichols B, Jenkins HE, White LF. Survival of people with untreated TB: effects of time, geography and setting. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2023 Sep 01; 27(9):694-702.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Jenkins, Helen
White, Laura
Bouton, Tara

PMID: 37608480; PMCID: PMC10443783; DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0668;

Dovel K, Balakasi K, Phiri K, Shaba F, Offorjebe OA, Gupta SK, Wong V, Lungu E, Nichols BE, Masina T, Worku A, Hoffman R, Nyirenda M. Effect of index HIV self-testing for sexual partners of clients enrolled in antiretroviral therapy (ART) programs in Malawi: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS Med. 2023 Aug; 20(8):e1004270. PMID: 37540649; PMCID: PMC10403056; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004270;

Dovel K, Balakasi K, Hubbard J, Phiri K, Nichols BE, Coates TJ, Kulich M, Chikuse E, Phiri S, Long LC, Hoffman RM, Choko AT. Identifying efficient linkage strategies for men (IDEaL): a study protocol for an individually randomised control trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Jul 12; 13(7):e070896.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Long, Lawrence

PMID: 37438067; PMCID: PMC10347494; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070896;

Popping S, Nichols BE, Appelman B, Biemond JJ, Vergouwe M, Rosendaal FR, van der Valk M, de Bree GJ, Wiersinga WJ, Birnie E. Health Outcomes and Cost-effectiveness of Monoclonal SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jul 03; 6(7):e2321985. PMID: 37410460; PMCID: PMC10326646; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21985;

Meyer-Rath G, Hounsell RA, Pulliam JR, Jamieson L, Nichols BE, Moultrie H, Silal SP. The role of modelling and analytics in South African COVID-19 planning and budgeting. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(7):e0001063.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Meyer-Rath, Gesine

PMID: 37399174; PMCID: PMC10317222; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001063;

Govathson C, Long LC, Russell CA, Moolla A, Pascoe S, Nichols BE. A modelling framework for translating discrete choice experiment results into cost-effectiveness estimates: an application to designing tailored and scalable HIV and contraceptive services for adolescents in Gauteng, South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2023 Jul; 26(7):e26124.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Long, Lawrence

PMID: 37463870; PMCID: PMC10354002; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26124;

Claassen CW, Kafunda I, Mwango L, Shiyanda S, Stoebenau K, Gekanju-Toeque M, Lindsay B, Adebayo O, Sinjani M, Kaayunga C, Wa Banza PK, Mweebo K, Kancheya N, Musokotwane K, Mwila A, Monze N, Nichols BE, Blanco N, Lavoie MC, Watson DC, Hachaambwa L, Sheneberger R. Achieving HIV Epidemic Control and Improving Maternal Healthcare Services with Community-Based HIV Service Delivery in Zambia: Mixed-Methods Assessment of the SMACHT Project. AIDS Behav. 2023 Nov; 27(11):3571-3583. PMID: 37204561; PMCID: PMC11252556; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04071-7;

Jamieson L, Van Schalkwyk C, Nichols BE, Meyer-Rath G, Silal S, Pulliam J, Blumberg L, Cohen C, Moultrie H, Jassat W. Differential in-hospital mortality and intensive care treatment over time: Informing hospital pathways for modelling COVID-19 in South Africa. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(5):e0001073.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Meyer-Rath, Gesine

PMID: 37195977; PMCID: PMC10191304; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001073;

Dovel KL, Hariprasad S, Hubbard J, Cornell M, Phiri K, Choko A, Abbott R, Hoffman R, Nichols B, Gupta S, Long L. Strategies to improve antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and early engagement among men in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review of interventions in the era of universal treatment. Trop Med Int Health. 2023 Jun; 28(6):454-465.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Long, Lawrence

PMID: 37132119; PMCID: PMC10354296; DOI: 10.1111/tmi.13880;

Lavoie MC, Blanco N, Mwango LK, Nichols BE, Whittington A, Lindsay B, Adebayo O, Mujansi M, Tembo K, Hachaambwa L, Mumba D, Musonda B, Claassen CW. Addressing the Need for a Preexposure Prophylaxis Monitoring and Evaluation Implementation Guide: Experience From Zambia. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2023 Apr 28; 11(2). PMID: 37116937; PMCID: PMC10141438; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00396;

Silal SP, Pulliam JRC, Meyer-Rath G, Jamieson L, Nichols BE, Norman J, Hounsell R, Mayet S, Kagoro F, Moultrie H. The National COVID-19 Epi Model (NCEM): Estimating cases, admissions and deaths for the first wave of COVID-19 in South Africa. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(4):e0001070.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Meyer-Rath, Gesine

PMID: 37093784; PMCID: PMC10124849; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001070;

Jo Y, Jamieson L, Phiri B, Grimsrud A, Mwansa M, Shakwelele H, Haimbe P, Mukumbwa-Mwenechanya M, Mulenga PL, Nichols BE, Rosen S. Attrition from HIV treatment after enrollment in a differentiated service delivery model: A cohort analysis of routine care in Zambia. PLoS One. 2023; 18(3):e0280748.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Rosen, Sydney

PMID: 36917568; PMCID: PMC10013882; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280748;

Benade M, Nichols BE, Fatti G, Kuchukhidze S, Takarinda K, Mabhena-Ngorima N, Grimwood A, Rosen S. Economic evaluation of a cluster randomized, non-inferiority trial of differentiated service delivery models of HIV treatment in Zimbabwe. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(3):e0000493.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Rosen, Sydney

PMID: 36962960; PMCID: PMC10021451; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000493;

Han AX, Girdwood SJ, Khan S, Sacks JA, Toporowski A, Huq N, Hannay E, Russell CA, Nichols BE. Strategies for Using Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Reduce Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Mathematical Modelling Study Applied to Zambia. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 18; 76(4):620-630. PMID: 36208211; PMCID: PMC9619661; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac814;

Popping S, Versteegh L, Nichols BE, van de Vijver DAMC, van Sighem A, Reiss P, Geerlings S, Boucher CAB, Verbon A. Characteristics and short- and long-term direct medical costs among adults with timely and delayed presentation for HIV care in the Netherlands. PLoS One. 2023; 18(2):e0280877. PMID: 36753495; PMCID: PMC9907815; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280877;

Horsburgh CR, Jo Y, Nichols B, Jenkins HE, Russell CA, White LF. Contribution of Reinfection to Annual Rate of Tuberculosis Infection (ARI) and Incidence of Tuberculosis Disease. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 08; 76(3):e965-e972.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Horsburgh, C.
Jenkins, Helen
White, Laura

PMID: 35666515; PMCID: PMC10169390; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciac451;

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Nichols BE, Boucher CAB, van de Vijver DAM. Methodological concerns regarding a PrEP model - Authors' reply. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 05; 17(5):482-483. PMID: 28447955

Nichols BE, Boucher CAB, van der Valk M, Rijnders BJA, van de Vijver DAMC. Cost-effectiveness analysis of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-1 prevention in the Netherlands: a mathematical modelling study. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Dec; 16(12):1423-1429. PMID: 27665989; DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30311-5;

Phillips A, Shroufi A, Vojnov L, Cohn J, Roberts T, Ellman T, Bonner K, Rousseau C, Garnett G, Cambiano V, Nakagawa F, Ford D, Bansi-Matharu L, Miners A, Lundgren JD, Eaton JW, Parkes-Ratanshi R, Katz Z, Maman D, Ford N, Vitoria M, Doherty M, Dowdy D, Nichols B, Murtagh M, Wareham M, Palamountain KM, Chakanyuka Musanhu C, Stevens W, Katzenstein D, Ciaranello A, Barnabas R, Braithwaite RS, Bendavid E, Nathoo KJ, van de Vijver D, Wilson DP, Holmes C, Bershteyn A, Walker S, Raizes E, Jani I, Nelson LJ, Peeling R, Terris-Prestholt F, Murungu J, Mutasa-Apollo T, Hallett TB, Revill P. Sustainable HIV treatment in Africa through viral-load-informed differentiated care. Nature. 2015 Dec 03; 528(7580):S68-76. PMID: 26633768; PMCID: PMC4932825; DOI: 10.1038/nature16046;

Nichols BE, Götz HM, van Gorp EC, Verbon A, Rokx C, Boucher CA, van de Vijver DA. Partner Notification for Reduction of HIV-1 Transmission and Related Costs among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Mathematical Modeling Study. PLoS One. 2015; 10(11):e0142576. PMID: 26554586; PMCID: PMC4640527; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142576;

Nichols BE, Sigaloff KC, Kityo C, Hamers RL, Baltussen R, Bertagnolio S, Jordan MR, Hallett TB, Boucher CA, de Wit TF, van de Vijver DA. Increasing the use of second-line therapy is a cost-effective approach to prevent the spread of drug-resistant HIV: a mathematical modelling study. J Int AIDS Soc. 2014; 17:19164. PMID: 25491351; PMCID: PMC4260459; DOI: 10.7448/IAS.17.1.19164;

Nichols BE, Baltussen R, van Dijk JH, Thuma PE, Nouwen JL, Boucher CA, van de Vijver DA. Cost-effectiveness of PrEP in HIV/AIDS control in Zambia: a stochastic league approach. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Jun 01; 66(2):221-8. PMID: 24694930; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000145;

Armstrong JC, Nichols BE, Wilson JM, Cosico RA, Shanks L. Spinal cord injury in the emergency context: review of program outcomes of a spinal cord injury rehabilitation program in Sri Lanka. Confl Health. 2014 Mar 20; 8(1):4. PMID: 24650231; PMCID: PMC3994551; DOI: 10.1186/1752-1505-8-4;

Nichols BE, Sigaloff KC, Kityo C, Mandaliya K, Hamers RL, Bertagnolio S, Jordan MR, Boucher CA, Rinke de Wit TF, van de Vijver DA. Averted HIV infections due to expanded antiretroviral treatment eligibility offsets risk of transmitted drug resistance: a modeling study. AIDS. 2014 Jan 02; 28(1):73-83. PMID: 23921620; DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000433239.01611.52;

Eaton JW, Menzies NA, Stover J, Cambiano V, Chindelevitch L, Cori A, Hontelez JA, Humair S, Kerr CC, Klein DJ, Mishra S, Mitchell KM, Nichols BE, Vickerman P, Bakker R, Bärnighausen T, Bershteyn A, Bloom DE, Boily MC, Chang ST, Cohen T, Dodd PJ, Fraser C, Gopalappa C, Lundgren J, Martin NK, Mikkelsen E, Mountain E, Pham QD, Pickles M, Phillips A, Platt L, Pretorius C, Prudden HJ, Salomon JA, van de Vijver DA, de Vlas SJ, Wagner BG, White RG, Wilson DP, Zhang L, Blandford J, Meyer-Rath G, Remme M, Revill P, Sangrujee N, Terris-Prestholt F, Doherty M, Shaffer N, Easterbrook PJ, Hirnschall G, Hallett TB. Health benefits, costs, and cost-effectiveness of earlier eligibility for adult antiretroviral therapy and expanded treatment coverage: a combined analysis of 12 mathematical models. Lancet Glob Health. 2013 Dec 10; 2(1):23-34.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Meyer-Rath, Gesine

PMID: 25083415; PMCID: PMC4114402; DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70172-4;

Nichols, Brooke
Meyer-Rath, Gesine

PMID: 25104632; DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(13)70172-4;

van de Vijver DA, Nichols BE, Abbas UL, Boucher CA, Cambiano V, Eaton JW, Glaubius R, Lythgoe K, Mellors J, Phillips A, Sigaloff KC, Hallett TB. Preexposure prophylaxis will have a limited impact on HIV-1 drug resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: a comparison of mathematical models. AIDS. 2013 Nov 28; 27(18):2943-51. PMID: 23939237; DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000433237.63560.20;

Nichols BE, Boucher CA, van Dijk JH, Thuma PE, Nouwen JL, Baltussen R, van de Wijgert J, Sloot PM, van de Vijver DA. Cost-effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in preventing HIV-1 infections in rural Zambia: a modeling study. PLoS One. 2013; 8(3):e59549. PMID: 23527217; PMCID: PMC3601101; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059549;

HIV treatment as prevention: models, data, and questions--towards evidence-based decision-making. PLoS Med. 2012; 9(7):e1001259.View Related Profiles.

Nichols, Brooke
Meyer-Rath, Gesine

PMID: 22802739; PMCID: PMC3393655; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001259;

Nichols BE, Nkalamo D, Whitcomb BW. Density of drinking establishments and HIV prevalence in a migrant town in Namibia. AIDS Behav. 2012 May; 16(4):829-34. PMID: 21538085; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-9956-4;

Nichols BE, Boucher CA, van de Vijver DA. HIV testing and antiretroviral treatment strategies for prevention of HIV infection: impact on antiretroviral drug resistance. J Intern Med. 2011 Dec; 270(6):532-49. PMID: 21929723; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2011.02456.x;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 134 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 21 publications in 2021

Bar chart showing 134 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 21 publications in 2021

Year	Publications
2011	1
2012	2
2013	4
2014	4
2015	2
2016	1
2017	4
2018	3
2019	11
2020	14
2021	21
2022	11
2023	20
2024	15
2025	17
2026	4

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