Asha Herten-Crabb

Asha Herten-Crabb is an IRD Fellow at the Department of International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She holds a PhD in International Political Economy (LSE, 2024), alongside degrees from the University of Melbourne (BA Philosophy, BSc Genetics/Immunology, MA Human Rights) and an MSc in Infectious Disease Control from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She has held roles as Guest Lecturer at LSE’s European Institute, researcher/policy analyst at Chatham House, Fiji Ministry of Health, Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, and ActionAid.

Her research focuses on intersections of international trade, health policy, and gender equality, particularly analyzing how global governance frameworks shape outcomes in the UK, EU, MERCOSUR, WHO, and WTO. She teaches courses on International Political Economy (IR206), EU Trade Policy (EU482), Public Policy Analysis (IR214), and Contemporary International Relations (IR101).

Her work consistently critiques colonial and imperial structures in global systems, advocating for feminist and equity-centered approaches. Notable themes in her research include pandemic governance, trade negotiations, and gender mainstreaming in international institutions. She is affiliated with the Theory/Area/History and International Political Economy Research Clusters at LSE.

Her recent publications analyze gendered impacts of the pandemic, feminist critiques of global health governance, and the need for transformative economic agendas. Her scholarship bridges academic research with policy advocacy, emphasizing actionable reforms in multilateral organizations and national policy frameworks.