Kathryn is the Assistant Director for Law and Divinity in the Poorvu Center’s Graduate Writing Lab. In this role, she leads workshops, peer-review groups, and offers one-on-one consultations to support Law and Divinity School students in their writing. Kathryn particularly enjoys helping writers in the brainstorming and other early stages of their writing projects. She joined the Poorvu Center in her current role in 2026.
Before joining the Poorvu Center, Kathryn was a Research Fellow at BYU Law School. She received her PhD in history from Yale in 2024, where her research focused on treason trials in colonial Natal in southern Africa. Kathryn has a JD from Stanford Law School and, before pursuing her PhD, practiced international trade and investment law.
Outside of work, Kathryn rides horses and enjoys knitting. While she appreciates many of the gems of New Haven, like the Peabody Museum and Arethusa, she feels most at home in the mountains.