Kathryn received her Master’s Degree in Investigative Reporting from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.

In 2022, Kathryn was the recipient of the George Polk Award for her participation in PBS Frontline documentary ‘American Insurrection,’ an in-depth look at the rise of domestic extremism in the U.S. 


The film was also nominated for a Peabody Award and a News & Documentary Emmy Award. Her work has appeared in ProPublica, PBS Frontline, and The San Francisco Examiner. She’s also contributed to investigations at BuzzFeed News, KQED, and Oklahoma Watch.

M.J. University of California, Berkeley
Investigative Reporting
Class of 2021

B.A. Wake Forest University
Political Science & Sociology
Class of 2018

The Investigative Reporting Program, Research Assistant

The New York Times & The Investigative Reporting Program, Intern

Edelman, Assistant Account Executive

The Outcast Agency, Associate

CNBC, Newsroom & Production Intern