Catherine graduated cum laude from Missouri State University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and minors in Spanish and Human Resources. She received the Board of Governors scholarship all four years of her undergraduate career. Missouri State University honored Catherine with the Outstanding Senior Award due to her leadership as President and Treasurer of her sorority, Xi Omicron Iota. She was twice invited and accompanied her professor to a small town in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to research the culture of the area and later present her findings to her peers. These trips sparked Catherine’s interest in immigration law and led her to attend the University of Tulsa College of Law.