Kathleen is a second year doctoral student in the Higher Education program at OISE/University of Toronto. She is interested in higher education, student services, mental health, educational technology, and teaching and learning. For her doctoral research she is exploring the experiences of graduate students with mental health difficulties.

Kathleen is in her second year of being a research assistant on the Supporting Student Success research study. Additionally, she is the coordinator of the Language Support Program at Brock University, which is a support program for international students completing a Master of Education.

Kathleen is a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) and is Program Co-Chair for the 2015 conference. She is also a member of the Mood Disorders Research Advisory Committee for the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario.