Lawrence Long
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Lawrence C. Long, MCom, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Global Health - Boston University School of Public Health

617-358-3122
lclong@bu.edu
Crosstown Center
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Biography

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.

Education

  • University of the Witwatersrand, PhD Field of Study: Public Health
  • London School of Economics and Political Science, MS
  • University of the Witwatersrand, M.Com. Field of Study: Economics
  • University of Cape Town, B.Bus.Sci. Field of Study: Economics/Finance

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Publications

  • Published on 12/12/2023

    Moolla A, Constance M, Ngcobo N, Mngadi S, Govathson C, Long L, Pascoe SJ. "I want one nurse who is friendly to talk to me properly like a friend": Learner preferences for HIV and contraceptive service provision in Gauteng, South Africa. Res Sq. 2023 Dec 12. PMID: 38168214.

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  • Published on 12/8/2023

    Govathson C, Long L, Moolla A, Mngadi-Ncube S, Ngcobo N, Mongwenyana C, Lince-Deroche N, Pascoe S. Understanding school-going adolescent's preferences for accessing HIV and contraceptive care: findings from a discrete choice experiment among learners in Gauteng, South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Dec 08; 23(1):1378. PMID: 38066547.

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  • Published on 10/25/2023

    Dovel K, Hubbard J, Zembe L, Ford N, Cornell M, Belshe W, Long L, Baggaley R, Ameyan W. Interventions to improve men’s engagement in HIV and other key services in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. MedRxiv. 2023; DOI: 10.1101/2023.10.25.232975.
  • Published on 8/23/2023

    Nardell M, Govathson C, Mngadi-Ncube S, Ngcobo N, Letswalo D, Lurie M, Long L, Katz I, Pascoe S. Migrant Men and HIV care engagement in Johannesburg, South Africa. MedRxiv. 2023; DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.23.232942.
  • Published on 8/23/2023

    Nardell M, Govathson C, Garnier S, Watts A, Babalola D, Ngcobo N, Long L, Lurie M, Miot J, Pascoe S, Katz I. “Emotional stress is more detrimental than the virus itself”: Towards an understanding of HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use among internal migrant men in South Africa. MedRxiv. 2023; 10.1101/2023.08.23.23294421.
  • Published on 8/16/2023

    Hendrickson C, Hirasen K, Mongwenyana C, Benade M, Bothma R, Smith C, Meyer J, Nichols B, Long L. Costs and outcomes of routine HIV oral pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation across different service delivery models and key populations in South Africa. medRxiv. 2023 Aug 16. PMID: 37645864.

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  • Published on 8/9/2023

    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. medRxiv. 2023 Aug 09. PMID: 37609154.

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  • Published on 7/12/2023

    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. PMID: 37438067.

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  • Published on 7/1/2023

    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. PMID: 37463870.

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  • Published on 5/2/2023

    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. PMID: 37132119.

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