Her research and teaching focus primarily on preparing teachers to teach literacy in urban, high-needs schools. She is also currently working on a project examining teachers’ uptake of the Common Core State Standards in a dual immersion bilingual school. Kathryn earned her PhD in Urban Education Policy from the University of Southern California. She has an MSEd in Early Childhood Education and EdM in Advance Literacy Specialization both from Bank Street College of Education, and a BA with a double major in Psychology and Dance from Columbia University.