Kate is a research scientist in the Health Sciences department at NORC at the University of Chicago.  She is a public health professional and mixed-methods researcher with 15 years of interdisciplinary experience in designing, implementing, managing, and evaluating community-engaged health programs and research.  

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program is working with NORC to design and implement a centralized system for data collection, communication with participants, tracking study progress, and coordinating communications across study partners. Kate is a task lead for engaging non-health care provider organizations. Key activities include engaging partners, identifying end-user needs, and facilitating communication pathways across different stakeholders.

Prior to joining NORC at the University of Chicago, Kate was a senior program officer at the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). In this role, she was responsible for strategic decision-making and high-level management of a portfolio of awardees, provided technical assistance and built project-specific capacity for awardees to achieve their funded objectives, and led monitoring and evaluation efforts of the PCORI Engagement Award Program. Additionally, Kate has demonstrated experience in the field of global health. She completed her master’s thesis as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia, consulted with the Antigua and Barbuda HIV/AIDS Network to develop and implement community-engaged HIV/TB programming, and accompanied the Partners in Health/ Zanmi Lasante mental health and psychosocial support team in Haiti to decentralize mental health services. Throughout her experience, Kate has been responsible for the design and implementation of community-driven initiatives and research grounded in cultural appropriateness and methodological rigor.