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Associate Professor Gretchen Coombs is an academic and researcher at the University of South Australia (UniSA), affiliated with UniSA Creative. Her work focuses on the intersections of art, design, and social justice, with a particular emphasis on care ethics, climate activism, and creative research methodologies. She holds editorial roles at journals like Art & the Public Sphere and has co-authored/co-edited influential works including Care Ethics and Art (2022) and Undesign: Critical Practices at the Intersection of Art and Design (2018).
Research Interests:
- Art's role in cultural value and public engagement
- Socially engaged art practices and ethical frameworks
- Creative responses to climate change and health futures
- Gender dynamics in caregiving and domestic labor
Key Collaborations:
- Co-founder of the Cultural Value and Impact Network (RMIT)
- Collaborative projects with institutions like Monash University and RMIT
- Research on art evaluation and health futures
Teaching and Leadership: Previously taught at RMIT University (Design Futures MA) and Monash University (Design Health Collab). Known for practice-based research methods in art and design education.
Labs/Networks: Active in cross-disciplinary research through UniSA Creative, focusing on creative interventions in public and environmental spaces.
