The Global Health Lab Team

Elizabeth Bair, MS
Senior Statistical Analyst

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 a Senior Statistical Analyst supporting research efforts in the Opportunity for Health Lab, and the Behavioral Economics and Global Health Insights (BEGIN) Lab. 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

Secondary Distribution of HIV Self-tests: an Innovative Strategy for Promoting Partner Testing and Reducing HIV Risk

Kisumu, Kenya

Behavioral Science Economics HIV and STIs Sub-Saharan Africa

Akiba: A savings intervention to reduce men’s engagement in HIV risk behaviors

Kisumu, Kenya

Behavioral Science Economics HIV and STIs Sub-Saharan Africa

In The News

• Aaron Richterman and Harsha Thirumurthy's new article showing cash-transfer programs reduced risk of death in low- and middle-income countries featured in New York Times
  Nature; The New York Times · Harsha Thirumurthy

Recent Publications

• 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 interventions
  Sexually Transmitted Infections · November 2024
  Napierala S., Bair E. F., Omollo OD., Egbe, T. I., Wesonga J. O., Rajaratnam A., Celum C., Thirumurthy H., Agot K.
• Effects Of An Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate At A Long-Term Care Network: Study examines a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of a long-term care network
  Health Affairs · August 2023
  Golos AM, Buttenheim AM, Ritter AZ, Bair EF, Chapman GB