Assistant Professor of Operations Management

Professor Long's emphasis is on developing decision-analytic models for use in healthcare applications. Her research interests include mathematically modeling the HIV/AIDS epidemic in resource-limited settings and evaluating the cost-effectiveness of medical interventions. She earned a PhD and an MS in management science and engineering from Stanford University and a BS in operations research and industrial engineering from Cornell University.

Achievements and Awards
Lee B. Lusted Award, Society of Medical Decision Making, 2005
Seth Bonder Award for Applied OR in Health Services, INFORMS, 2005

Courses Taught
MGT 878 - Decision Analysis
MGT 879 - Healthcare Operations

Selected Publications
"Potential Population Health Outcomes and Expenditures of HIV Vaccination Strategies in the United States" (with M.L. Brandeau and D.K. Owens), Vaccine, Vol. 27, No. 39, 5402-10, 2009

"Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke" (with C.G. Patil and M.G. Lansberg), Journal of Neurosurgery, Vol. 10, No. 3, 508-13, 2009

"Controlling Co-epidemics: Analysis of HIV and Tuberculosis Infection Dynamics" (with N.K. Vaidya and M.L. Brandeau), Operations Research, Vol. 56, No. 6, 1366-1381, November-December, 2008

"Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Strategies to Expand Antiretroviral Therapy in St. Petersburg, Russia" (with M.L. Brandeau, C.M. Galvin, T. Vinichenko, S.P. Tole, A. Schwartz, G.D. Sanders, and D.K. Owens), AIDS, Vol. 20, 2207-2215, 2006

Working Papers
“Population Health Outcomes and Costs of Expanded HIV Screening and Antiretroviral Treatment in the United States” (with M.L. Brandeau and D.K. Owens)

"The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative HIV Intervention Portfolios in South Africa" (with R.R. Stavert)

Education
PhD Stanford University, 2008
MS Stanford University, 2005
BS magna cum laude, Cornell University, 2003

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