Katherine is a Senior Research Manager supporting projects tracking the intersection of disinformation, hate, extremism and political violence in the U.S. She is responsible for the oversight and project management of ethnographic monitoring projects conducted by the ISD U.S. Research Team. Prior to joining ISD, Katherine consulted and led research for the U.S. government related to human trafficking and hostage taking. She also was an Intelligence Research Specialist at the NYPD Intelligence Bureau’s Racially/Ethnically Motivated Extremism Unit (“REME”) where she supported terrorism investigations and tactical and strategic research related to individuals and groups affiliated with politically- and ethnically-motivated, as well as single-issue, extremist ideologies. Katherine has a Master of Arts Degree in Security Studies from Georgetown University, and Bachelor of Science in Political Studies and History from Rocky Mountain College.