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Professor Elisa Long’s research integrates epidemiological modeling and economic analysis in decision making under uncertainty, assessing the value of health interventions to help policymakers allocate limited resources effectively. She has constructed mathematical models to simulate HIV epidemics in Russia, India, South Africa, Ghana, and the United States, identifying combinations of investments that maximize value. Long’s research on the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening has been cited by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leading to revised recommendations for increased screening of high-risk individuals. Additionally, she published a study that optimizes resource allocation for emerging epidemics, highlighted by her examination of the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa to determine treatment priority regions. At UCLA Anderson, she teaches an introductory Data Decisions course for MBA and EMBA students, aiming to distill complex information for apply to real-life decisions, using examples like the classic Let’s Make a Deal game show to demonstrate probability concepts. Her current research interests focus on improving patient health literacy, addressing the challenge of overwhelming information faced by patients diagnosed with serious illnesses.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.