Lawrence Philip Otieno Were, PhD
Assistant Professor, Global Health - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Lawrence Were is faculty in the Department of Health Sciences at Boston University’s College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College. His research focuses on application of health economics in the estimation of the impact of reforms within healthcare systems and health insurance programs on the outcomes of marginalized and high risk populations such as informal traders and HIV+ individuals including pregnant women and their children. He is also interested in Global Health and HIV/AIDS financing mechanisms and Geo-Spatial aspects of public health. He has research projects in Kenya, Ghana, and Nepal. Were teaches courses in Comparative Healthcare Systems; Global Health; Social Determinants of Health; and Research Methods. He received his PhD in Health Services Research (HSR) – Health Economics track from the Department of Health Services Policy & Practice (HSPP) at Brown University’s School of Public Health.
Other Positions
- Assistant Professor, Health Sciences - Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College
Education
- Brown University, PhD Field of Study: Public Health
- Clark University, MS
- United States International University - Africa (USIU) , BA Field of Study: International Relations
Publications
- Published on 5/9/2024
Schellhammer SK, Starnes JR, Mudhune S, Goore L, Marlar L, Oyugi S, Wamae J, Shumba CS, Rogers A, Mbeya J, Vill B, Otieno AS, Wamai RG, Were LPO. Interpersonal violence against women and maternity care in Migori County, Kenya: evidence from a cross-sectional survey. Front Glob Womens Health. 2024; 5:1345153. PMID: 38784942.
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- Published on 5/1/2024
Lesego A, Were LPO, Tsegaye T, Idris R, Morrison L, Peterson T, Elhussein S, Antonio E, Magwindiri G, Dumba I, Mtambirwa C, Madzikwa N, Simbi R, Ndlovu M, Achoki T. Health system lessons from the global fund-supported procurement and supply chain investments in Zimbabwe: a mixed methods study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 May 01; 24(1):557. PMID: 38693548.
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- Published on 8/22/2023
Starnes JR, Rogers A, Wamae J, Okoth V, Mudhune SA, Omondi A, Were V, Baraza Awino D, Lefebvre CH, Yap S, Otieno Odhong T, Vill B, Were L, Wamai R. Childhood mortality and associated factors in Migori County, Kenya: evidence from a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. 2023 Aug 22; 13(8):e074056. PMID: 37607788.
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- Published on 6/1/2023
Li AN, Starnes JR, Omondi A, Were V, Vill B, Were LPO, Oyugi S, Edelquinn M, Mudhune S, Mbeya J, Rogers A, Wamai R, Moon TD. Prevalence and determinants of contraception utilization over time in Migori County, Kenya: Repeated cross-sectional household surveys. Afr J Reprod Health. 2023 Jun; 27(6):17-26. PMID: 37715670.
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- Published on 8/24/2022
Oblath R, Herrera CN, Were LPO, Syeda HS, Duncan A, Ferguson T, Kalesan B, Perez DC, Taglieri J, Borba CPC, Henderson DC. Long-Term Trends in Psychiatric Emergency Services Delivered by the Boston Emergency Services Team. Community Ment Health J. 2023 Feb; 59(2):370-380. PMID: 36001197.
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- Published on 2/17/2022
Cesare N, Were LPO. A multi-step approach to managing missing data in time and patient variant electronic health records. BMC Res Notes. 2022 Feb 17; 15(1):64. PMID: 35177096.
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- Published on 8/25/2021
Starnes JR, Wamae J, Okoth V, Ressler DJ, Were V, Were LPO, Moon TD, Wamai R. Population-based socio-demographic household assessment of livelihoods and health among communities in Migori County, Kenya over multiple timepoints (2021, 2024, 2027): A study protocol. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0256555. PMID: 34432837.
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- Published on 4/28/2020
Tom Achoki, Uzma Alam, Lawrence P.O. Were, Tesfaye Gebremedhin, Flavia Senkubuge, Abaleng Lesego, Shuangzhe Liu, Richard Wamai, Yohannes Kinfu. COVID-19 pandemic in the African continent: Forecasts of cumulative cases, new infections, and mortality. medRxiv. 2020.
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- Published on 4/22/2020
Were LPO, Hogan JW, Galárraga O, Wamai R. Predictors of Health Insurance Enrollment among HIV Positive Pregnant Women in Kenya: Potential for Adverse Selection and Implications for HIV Treatment and Prevention. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 04 22; 17(8). PMID: 32331351.
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- Published on 1/20/2020
Were LPO, Were E, Wamai R, Hogan J, Galarraga O. Effects of social health insurance on access and utilization of obstetric health services: results from HIV+ pregnant women in Kenya. BMC Public Health. 2020 Jan 20; 20(1):87. PMID: 31959153.
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