Ranjeeta Thomas

Ranjeeta Thomas is an Associate Professor of Health Economics at the Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics (LSE). She is Programme Director for the MSc in International Health Policy (Health Economics) and affiliates with LSE Health, the Behavioural Lab, and the Aging and Health Incentives Lab. Prior roles include Research Fellowships at Imperial College London and the University of Oxford. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of York.

• Education: PhD in Economics (University of York)
• Affiliations: LSE Health, Behavioural Lab, Aging and Health Incentives Lab
• Grants/Awards: Co-investigator on grants from the National Institute of Mental Health (USA) and European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership.

Her research focuses on applied health economics, including drivers of risky health behaviors, incentives for preventative healthcare, and long-term impacts of childhood interventions. She employs randomized field experiments and large-scale data analysis in low-resource settings. Recent work addresses HIV/AIDS prevention strategies, stigma reduction, and cost-effectiveness of health interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Labs/Teams: Active in interdisciplinary teams at LSE and collaborating institutions, focusing on global health challenges and behavioral interventions.