Kathleen has a background in Public Health policy and implementation research and a strong passion for community-engaged research. She has worked with communities here in Oregon and internationally on a range of health and social justice projects. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Sydney and co-investigator on the Centre for Research Excellence in Strengthening Systems for Indigenous Health Care Equity (CRE-STRIDE), which places Indigenous people at the center of research processes to improve health care quality, access, and address social determinants that underlie health. She is a new mom to a 13-month-old and loves dogs and cats equally.