Kathryn is a research officer with the Knowledge for Development and Diplomacy (K4DD) programme, specialising in climate and environment. Kathryn is also the director of Wilding Network, a (re)wilding people and nature not-for-profit working to establish wildlife corridors across the UK. She has an MSc in Climate Change, Development and Policy from the University of Sussex.

Prior to joining K4DD as an RO, Kathryn worked as a Senior Project Support Officer for the Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive Development (CREID) programme, which provided research evidence and delivered practical programmes to redress discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief and tackle poverty and exclusion. Prior to joining IDS, Kathryn worked for DAI Global Health/Health Partners International, and the House of Commons.