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

PhD, University of the Witwatersrand

Pronouns: he/him/his



Lawrence Long (MCom, PhD) is a health economist and public health policy researcher. Lawrence did his undergraduate degree in business science with a specialization in economics and finance and then went on to focus on economics and its application to public health in his graduate studies. He is a Research Assistant Professor at the Boston University School of Public Health and holds a joint appointment at the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa). He has more than 15 years of experience conducting applied research on the economic impact of HIV, tuberculosis and associated conditions within South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to his appointment at Boston University he led a growing South African research group as the deputy director and has extensive experience in organizational management, leadership and grant management. Currently he is a co-PI of a number of HIV projects under a multi-year USAID co-operative agreement in South Africa, the PI of a NIH project examining the application of behavioral economics to improve the uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis in men who have sex with men in South Africa and an investigator on a Gates award to build behavioral science capacity in South Africa to support the HIV care and treatment program.


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
5K01MH119923-03

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


Leveraging social and sexual networks to reach young men with HIV testing and linkage services
01/01/2020 - 03/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Bill & Melinda Gates




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  1. Juntunen A, Scott NA, Kaiser JL, Vian T, Ngoma T, Mataka KK, Bwalya M, Sakanga V, Kalaba D, Biemba G, Rockers PC, Hamer DH, Long LC. A cost description of the setup costs of community-owned maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023; 3(4):e0000340.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37022997; PMCID: PMC10079123; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000340;
     
  2. Long LC, Girdwood S, Govender K, Meyer-Rath G, Miot J. Cost and outcomes of routine HIV care and treatment: public and private service delivery models covering low-income earners in South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Mar 11; 23(1):240.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36906559; PMCID: PMC10007767; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09147-7;
     
  3. Dovel K, Balakasi K, Hubbard J, Phiri K, Nichols B, Coates T, Kulich M, Chikuse E, Phiri S, Long L, Hoffman R, Choko A. Identifying efficient linkage strategies for HIV self-testing (IDEaL): a study protocol for an individually randomized control trial. medRxiiv. 2022. View Publication
  4. Pascoe S, Fox M, Kane J, Mngadi S, Manganye P, Long LC, Metz K, Allen T, Sardana S, Greener R, Zheng A, Thea DM, Murray LK. Study protocol: A randomised trial of the effectiveness of the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) for improving HIV treatment outcomes among women experiencing intimate partner violence in South Africa. BMJ Open. 2022 Dec 22; 12(12):e065848.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36549749; PMCID: PMC9772682; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065848;
     
  5. Chetty-Makkan CM, Thirumurthy H, Bair EF, Bokolo S, Day C, Wapenaar K, Werner J, Long L, Maughan-Brown B, Miot J, Pascoe SJS, Buttenheim AM. Quasi-experimental evaluation of a financial incentive for first-dose COVID-19 vaccination among adults aged =60 years in South Africa. BMJ Glob Health. 2022 Dec; 7(12). PMID: 36543383; PMCID: PMC9772119; DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2022-009625;
     
  6. Guthrie T, Muheki C, Rosen S, Kanoowe S, Lagony S, Greener R, Miot J, Balidawa H, Kiggundu J, Calnan J, Dejene S, Xulu T, Sigwebela N, Long LC. Similar costs and outcomes for differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Uganda. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Nov 03; 22(1):1315.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36329450; PMCID: PMC9635081; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08629-4;
     
  7. Hendrickson C, Long L, Rensburg C, Claassen C, Njelesani M, Moyo C, Mulenga L, O’Bra H, Russell CA, Nichols BE. The early-stage comprehensive costs of routine PrEP implementation and scale-up in Zambia. PLoS Global Public Health. 2022; 2(11):e0001246. View Publication
  8. Hendrickson C, Long LC, van Rensburg C, Claassen CW, Njelesani M, Moyo C, Mulenga L, O'Bra H, Russell CA, Nichols BE. The early-stage comprehensive costs of routine PrEP implementation and scale-up in Zambia. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022; 2(11):e0001246. PMID: 36962684; PMCID: PMC10021804; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001246;
     
  9. Hendrickson C, Long LC, van Rensburg C, Claassen CW, Njelesani M, Moyo C, Mulenga L, O'Bra H, Russell CA, Nichols BE. The early-stage comprehensive costs of routine PrEP implementation and scale-up in Zambia. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022; 2(11):e0001246. PMID: 36962684; PMCID: PMC10021804; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001246;
     
  10. Benade M, Long L, Meyer-Rath G, Miot J, Evans D, Tucker JM, Moultrie H, Rosen S. Reduction in initiations of drug-sensitive tuberculosis treatment in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: Analysis of retrospective, facility-level data. PLoS Global Public Health. 2022; 2(10):e0000559. View Publication
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Bar chart showing 124 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2016 and 2019

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In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

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