Kathy trained as an epidemiologist and biostatistician at UC Berkeley and has been a faculty member in the School of Medicine at UC Irvine for over 30 years. During her career at UCI, she has participated in research and teaching, working on a variety of cancer research studies and a national study of autism. Kathy served on the Admissions Committee for the School of Medicine and on the UCI Cancer Center’s Protocol Review and Monitoring Committee for over 20 years. As a career scientist, she has both written and reviewed many research grant proposals. She continues to work part-time as emeritus faculty on research projects focused on quality of life in cancer survivors, with some time devoted to outside consulting. Kathy has three grown children and four grandchildren spread across the country (metro DC and Texas), as well as family in New England where she is originally from. Family visits are a priority but the California sunshine always draws her back. A former marathon runner, Kathy still runs trails for fun, enjoys hiking in the California mountains, and participates in west-coast swing and ballroom dancing.