Prior to teaching at UWMC, she taught as a faculty member at UW-Marshfield/Wood County campus. Katie has taken on a variety of roles in the UW Colleges, including Co-Coordinator of the UW Colleges HLC Self-Study, Campus Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Vice-Chair for the English department, Member of the Chancellor's Quality Improvement Advisory Council, Member of the Conduct and Compliance Task Force, among many others.