Kathryn Kraft

Dr. Kathryn Kraft is a Senior Lecturer at the University of East London, specializing in the intersection of faith, humanitarian action, and international development. Her work examines how religious communities and organizations engage in psychosocial support, gender equality initiatives, and conflict-related interventions.

• Key research areas: Faith-based humanitarian aid, religious conversion dynamics, and NGO collaborations
• Active in fieldwork across Lebanon, Jordan, India, and Mozambique
• Focuses on marginalized populations including Syrian refugees and child marriage survivors

Her publications reveal consistent exploration of faith actors' roles in development, balancing religious imperatives with humanitarian principles like impartiality. Recent work (2024) analyzes faith's impact on child marriage prevention programs across three countries.

Collaborations include partnerships with Capoeira4Refugees and academic teams in multiple continents. She employs mixed-methods approaches, including the Most Significant Change technique for staff development evaluation in conflict settings.