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Dr. Clare Coultas is a Senior Lecturer in Social Justice and Programme Director for the BA Social Sciences at King's College London's School of Education, Communication & Society. With over ten years of experience working with non-governmental organizations and activist groups in the UK and East and Central Africa, she brings practical evaluation expertise to her academic work.
Her educational background includes a PhD in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an MSc in International Primary Health Care, and a BSc in Human Sciences, all from University College London. She is recognized as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Dr. Coultas's research focuses on developing practice-based evidence regarding change potentials in contexts of precarity, challenging conventional evaluation methods that assume stability and control. Her key research areas include:
- Youth belonging, globality, and behavior change
- Precarity and coloniality
- Intercultural communication and community participation
- Relational and dialogical approaches to knowledge
- Sociocultural psychology and transdisciplinarity
Her recent publications (2021-2025) demonstrate consistent focus on social justice, health equity, and critical evaluation across multiple contexts including the UK, Tanzania, and Kenya. Notably, she co-developed 'The So-Called Love: A Youth Perspective,' a comic created with young people to explore how precarity affects youth relationships.
Dr. Coultas has received recognition as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has secured research funding including an ESRC Impact Acceleration grant. Her work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health, education, and reduced inequalities.
As a supervisor, she welcomes PhD students interested in critical monitoring and evaluation, youth transitions, and colonial complicities in international development. She teaches modules on youth transitions, social theory, and community-engaged learning, and collaborates with colleagues on public participation and community development projects.
