Lawrence Long, MCom, PhD
Research Associate Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Global Health

PhD, University of the Witwatersrand
MS, London School of Economics and Political Science

Pronouns: he/him/his



Lawrence is a health economist with more than 18 years of experience conducting applied research on the economic impact of HIV, TB and associated conditions within South Africa and the region. He is currently a Research Associate Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health (Boston, USA) and holds a joint appointment at the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa). Prior to this he led a growing South African research group as the deputy director and has extensive experience in organizational management, leadership and grant management. Lawrence has training in economics, finance, mathematics, research methodology and behavioral science. He is the principal investigator of a number of research projects and has published widely in peer reviewed publications. He is currently the principal investigator of an NIH K01 award entitled: "Using behavioral economics to improve the uptake of and persistence on pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men to prevent HIV infection" and research faculty on Indlela, a Gates funded program to build behavioral economics capacity for HIV in South Africa.


Inoculating and boosting against HIV vaccine misinformation among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa
05/22/2023 - 02/29/2028 (Subcontract PI)
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania NIH NIMH
5-R01-MH-132401-02

Indlela: generating scaleable evidence-based nudges to reach HIV epidemic control
05/01/2023 - 12/31/2026 (Subcontract PI)
WITS Health Consortium (PTY) LTD Bill & Melinda Gates


Learning and policy: PrEP writing support
01/01/2025 - 09/30/2026 (Subcontract PI)
WITS Health Consortium (PTY) LTD Bill & Melinda Gates


Using behavioral economics to improve the uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men to prevent HIV infection
09/03/2020 - 08/31/2026 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5K01MH119923-05

EXPAND - Evaluating the Cost of Scaling PrEP Access through Novel Delivery
01/01/2023 - 12/31/2025 (Subcontract PI)
WITS Health Consortium (PTY) LTD Bill & Melinda Gates


Leveraging social and sexual networks to reach young men with HIV testing and linkage services
01/01/2020 - 04/30/2023 (Subcontract PI)
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Bill & Melinda Gates


Economic evaluation of South African PrEP service delivery models
10/28/2021 - 03/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
WITS Health Consortium (PTY) LTD Bill & Melinda Gates




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  1. 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. PMID: 40840972; PMCID: PMC12374641; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-018131;
     
  2. 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. 2025 Jul 24.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40705837; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaf389;
     
  3. Njuguna C, Mistri P, Long L, Chetty-Makkan C, Maughan-Brown B, Buttenheim A, Schmucker L, Pascoe S, Thirumurthy H, O'Connor C, Mutasa B, Rees K. Behaviourally-Informed Two-Way Text Messaging to Improve Return to HIV Care in South Africa: Evidence from a Randomised Controlled Trial. AIDS Behav. 2025 Nov; 29(11):3661-3672. PMID: 40643830; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04808-6;
     
  4. Zheng A, Long L, Govathson C, Chetty-Makkan C, Morris S, Rech D, Fox MP, Pascoe S. Designing Artificial Intelligence-Powered Health Care Assistants to Reach Vulnerable Populations: A Discrete Choice Experiment Among South African University Students. Mayo Clin Proc Digit Health. 2025 Sep; 3(3):100248.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40791832; PMCID: PMC12337867; DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpdig.2025.100248;
     
  5. Nardell MF, Govathson C, Fata A, Fend S, Mngadi S, DaCunha E, Garnier S, Long L, Lurie M, Butler L, Pascoe S, Katz IT. HIV Care for Men on the Move: A Qualitative Study to Inform Status-Neutral HIV Service Delivery for Mobile Men in Johannesburg, South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2025 Jun; 29(6):1984-1994. PMID: 40029582; DOI: 10.1007/s10461-025-04664-4;
     
  6. 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. PMID: 39914894; PMCID: PMC12446606; DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00295-9;
     
  7. Mistri P, Tomescu S, Bokolo S, De Nooy A, Pisa PT, Grove S, Schmucker L, Chetty-Makkan C, Long L, Buttenheim A, Maughan-Brown B. Evaluation of Four Interventions Using Behavioral Economics Insights to Increase Demand for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision in South Africa Through the MoyaApp: A Quasi-Experimental Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2024 Dec 01; 97(4):371-378. PMID: 39118223; PMCID: PMC11500696; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003504;
     
  8. Bezuidenhout C, Long L, Nichols B, Meyer-Rath G, Fox MP, Olifant S, Theron G, Fiphaza K, 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 TB OF HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS: AN ACCEPTABILITY AND FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS. medRxiv. 2024 Nov 02.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39574838; PMCID: PMC11581095; DOI: 10.1101/2024.11.01.24316570;
     
  9. Evans D, Hirasen K, Ramushu C, Long L, Sinanovic E, Conradie F, Howell P, Padanilam X, Ferreira H, Variaiva E, Rajaram S, Gupta A, Juneja S, Ndjeka N. Patient and provider costs of the new BPaL regimen for drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in South Africa: A cost-effectiveness analysis. PLoS One. 2024; 19(10):e0309034. PMID: 39432463; PMCID: PMC11493257; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309034;
     
  10. 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. medRxiv. 2024 Oct 18.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39484233; PMCID: PMC11527052; DOI: 10.1101/2024.10.18.24315746;
     
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Bar chart showing 153 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2016 and 2019

YearPublications
20083
20105
20113
20126
20137
20144
20152
201616
201711
201811
201916
202010
202114
202215
202313
202411
20256

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Health Economics
Economic Evaluation
Cost Analysis
Cost Effectiveness Analysis
HIV
South Africa
Zambia
Malawi
Uganda
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