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


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


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 - 08/31/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
5K01MH119923-04

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, 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;
     
  2. 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;
     
  3. 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;
     
  4. Long L, Chetty-Makkan C, Bokolo S, Govathson C, Maughan-Brown B, Mistri P, Pascoe S, Buttenheim A. Improving pre-exposure prophylaxis service delivery to gay men and other men who have sex with men in South Africa: Generating novel insights with a nudgeathon. Gates Open. 2024; 10.12688/gatesopenres.16151.1. View Publication
  5. 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. medRxiv. 2024 Aug 20. PMID: 39228693; PMCID: PMC11370491; DOI: 10.1101/2024.08.19.24312207;
     
  6. 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 behavioural 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 Aug 09; 97(4):371-8. PMID: 39118223; PMCID: PMC11500696; DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000003504;
     
  7. Bokolo S, Mabaso S, Kruger W, Mistri P, Schmucker L, Chetty-Makkan C, Pascoe SJS, Buttenheim A, Thirumurthy H, Long L. Applying behavioural economics principles to increase demand for free HIV testing services at private doctor-led clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa: A randomised controlled trial. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2024; 4(8):e0003465. PMID: 39106295; PMCID: PMC11302913; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003465;
     
  8. Njuguna C, Long L, Mistri P, Chetty-Makkan C, Maughan-Brown B, Buttenheim A, Schmucker L, Pascoe S, Thirumurthy H, O'Connor C, Mutyambizi C, Mutasa B, Rees K. A randomized trial of 'fresh start' text messaging to improve return to care in people with HIV who missed appointments in South Africa. AIDS. 2024 Aug 01; 38(10):1579-1588. PMID: 38814695; PMCID: PMC11239091; DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003939;
     
  9. Nardell MF, Govathson-Mandimika C, Garnier S, Watts A, Babalola D, Ngcobo N, Long L, Lurie MN, Miot J, Pascoe S, Katz IT. "Emotional stress is more detrimental than the virus itself": A qualitative study to understand HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among internal migrant men in South Africa. J Int AIDS Soc. 2024 Mar; 27(3):e26225. PMID: 38462755; PMCID: PMC10935710; DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26225;
     
  10. Nardell MF, Govathson C, Mngadi-Ncube S, Ngcobo N, Letswalo D, Lurie M, Miot J, Long L, Katz IT, Pascoe S. Migrant men and HIV care engagement in Johannesburg, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2024 Feb 12; 24(1):435. PMID: 38347453; PMCID: PMC10860300; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-17833-2;
     
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Bar chart showing 147 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2016 and 2019

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201616
201711
201811
201916
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202114
202215
202313
202411

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