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 8/21/2025

    Bezuidenhout C, Long L, Nichols B, Meyer-Rath G, Fox MP, Olifant S, Theron G, Fiphaza K, Pieruccini M, 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 tuberculosis of household contacts: an acceptability and feasibility analysis. BMJ Glob Health. 2025 Aug 21; 10(8). PMID: 40840972.

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  • Published on 7/24/2025

    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. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Jul 24. PMID: 40705837.

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  • Published on 7/11/2025

    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. AIDS Behav. 2025 Jul 11. PMID: 40643830.

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  • Published on 7/10/2025

    Zheng A, Long L, Govathson C, Chetty-Makkan C, Morris S, Rech D, Fox MP, Pascoe S. Designing Artificial Intelligence-Powered Health Care Assistants to Reach Vulnerable Populations: A Discrete Choice Experiment Among South African University Students. Mayo Clin Proc Digit Health. 2025 Sep; 3(3):100248. PMID: 40791832.

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  • Published on 3/3/2025

    Nardell MF, Govathson C, Fata A, Fend S, Mngadi S, DaCunha E, Garnier S, Long L, Lurie M, Butler L, Pascoe S, Katz IT. HIV Care for Men on the Move: A Qualitative Study to Inform Status-Neutral HIV Service Delivery for Mobile Men in Johannesburg, South Africa. AIDS Behav. 2025 Jun; 29(6):1984-1994. PMID: 40029582.

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  • Published on 2/1/2025

    Hendrickson C, Hirasen K, Mongwenyana C, Benade M, Bothma R, Smith C, Meyer J, Nichols BE, Long LC. Costs and outcomes of routine HIV oral pre-exposure prophylaxis implementation across different service delivery models and key populations in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet HIV. 2025 Feb; 12(2):e130-e142. PMID: 39914894.

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  • Published on 12/1/2024

    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 Behavioral 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 Dec 01; 97(4):371-378. PMID: 39118223.

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  • Published on 11/2/2024

    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. PMID: 39574838.

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  • Published on 10/21/2024

    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.

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  • Published on 10/18/2024

    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. PMID: 39484233.

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