Lawrence Long | Profiles RNS

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

Websites

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	HERO University of Witwatersrand
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ORCID : 0000-0003-4986-4988

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.

BU Research

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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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;

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;

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.

Hamer, Davidson
Biemba, Godfrey
Long, Lawrence
Scott, Nancy
Rockers, Peter

PMID: 37022997; PMCID: PMC10079123; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000340;

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.

Meyer-Rath, Gesine
Long, Lawrence

PMID: 36906559; PMCID: PMC10007767; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-09147-7;

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

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.

Thea, Donald
Long, Lawrence
Fox, Matthew

PMID: 36549749; PMCID: PMC9772682; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065848;

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;

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.

Long, Lawrence
Rosen, Sydney

PMID: 36329450; PMCID: PMC9635081; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08629-4;

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

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;

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