Prior to moving to Winnipeg, she lived in Ontario, completing both an Honours BSc and MSc degrees from McMaster University, and a PhD from the University of Western Ontario. Katherine’s current research interests include order statistics, censoring methodologies and censored data analysis. She is an active researcher and supervisor of graduate students. A member of the SSC since her graduate studies, she has served on the Committee on New Investigators, the Committee on Women in Statistics, as the SSC representative to the Caucus on Women in Statistics and on the SSC's Board of Directors. She is also a member of the American Statistical Association and the International Indian Statistical Association.