Economist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of STD Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd. NE
Mail Stop E-80
Atlanta,
GA
USA
30333
teg5@cdc.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Economist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA (May, 1999 - present). Serve as an economic expert in support of CDC personnel and external partners in the Division of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention. Perform cost effectiveness studies of public health programs and policy proposals, provide guidance in cost study design and implementation, and assist CDC staff in writing agency guidelines.
Recent Publications:
Owusu-Edusei K, Tejani MN, Gift TL, Kent CK, Tao G. “Estimates of the direct cost per case and overall burden of trichomoniasis for the employer-sponsored privately insured women population in the United States, 2001 to 2005.” Sex Transm Dis 2009; 36(6):395-399.
Bohm MK, Gift TL, Tao G. “patterns of single and multiple claims of epididymitis among young privately-insured males in the United States, 2001 to 2004.” Sex Transm Dis 2009; 36(8):490-492.
Owusu-Edusei K, Chesson HW, Gift TL. “The economic burden of pediculosis pubis and scabies infections treated on an outpatient basis in the United States: evidence from private insurance claims data, 2001-2005.” Sex Transm Dis 2009; 36(5):297-299.
Dunne EF, Gift TL, Stamm WE. “What about the men?” (Editorial) Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35(11 suppl):S1-S2.
Gift TL, Gaydos CA, Kent CK, Marrazzo JM, Rietmeijer CA, Schillinger JA, Dunne EF. “The program cost and cost-effectiveness of screening men for chlamydia to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease in women.” Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35:(11 suppl):S66-S75.
Gift TL, Blake DR, Gaydos CA, Marrazzo JM. “The cost-effectiveness of screening men for Chlamydia trachomatis: a review of the literature.” Sex Transm Dis 2008; 35:(11 suppl):S51-S60.