Secondary Distribution of HIV Self-tests: an Innovative Strategy for Promoting Partner Testing and Reducing HIV Risk
Kisumu, Kenya
The Global Health Lab Team
Elizabeth Bair, MS
Senior Biostatistician
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bair supports the statistical needs of a wide range of projects, including prospective policy evaluations, clinical trials, and retrospective observational studies. She is an expert in applying advanced methods in causal inference to policy issues in population health research. Her work investigates relationships between health outcomes and socioeconomic inequality, the design of large-scale public programs, and behavioral economics-informed interventions.
Lizzie received a MS in Biostatistics from the University of Iowa and a BA in Health and Society from Wellesley College. Prior to joining the Penn, Lizzie worked at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Selected Projects
In The News
Recent Publications
- A new publication from BEGIN Lab members Aaron Richterman, MD MPH, Lizzie Bair, Eliza W. Kinsey, PhD, Charlotte Babbin, and Harsha Thirumurthy, along with Christina Roberto, and their coauthors, is now available in JAMA Network Open: “SNAP Benefit Cycles and Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Adults With HIV.”JAMA Network Open- August 2026
- A new Lancet publication led by Dr. Aaron Richterman and Dr. Harsha Thirumurthy, Division Chief of Health Policy, examines how government-led cash transfer programs improve health in low- and middle-income countries.The Lancet - November 11, 2025
- High prevalence of STIs among men engaged in transactional sex and alcohol use in western Kenya: important implications for STI prevention interventionsSexually Transmitted Infections · November 2024Napierala S., Bair E. F., Omollo OD., Egbe, T. I., Wesonga J. O., Rajaratnam A., Celum C., Thirumurthy H., Agot K.
