Mentors that guided me through my undergraduate and graduate education have been instrumental in helping me develop an independent intellectual perspective.

Providing excellent and individualized mentoring to students with diverse goals is one of my core aims as an academic educator.
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Kate (left) and Research Professional Jeanette Moore (right) in the field, Summer 2013. Kate was funded through the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates

As a graduate student and post-doctoral fellow, my primary mentoring role is working with undergraduates in the laboratory.

​​Mentees both past and present have taught me a lot about how challenging it can be to fulfill the expectations of a mentor you have for yourself. I owe many thanks to these fantastic mentees for being patient, hard-working, and fun. 

Current Mentees @ University of Montana

Hover over photos of current mentees to learn more about them and their interest in research!

Past Mentees: Where are they now?

Jaclyn Lai 
Alvin Balmeo
Aimee Pepper**& 
Laura Reynolds          
Emily Tang               
Rita Bao**                   
Cody Limber**&        
Kristin Conner**&      
Allegra Estrada**        
2015-2016 – UC Berkeley – DVM candidate, Royal Veterinary College
2015-2016 – UC Berkeley – Assistant Study Director, Crown Bioscience, Inc.
​2016-2018 – UC Berkeley – DVM candidate, Colorado State University
2016-2017 – UC Berkeley
2016-2019 – UC Berkeley – Cell Culture Specialist/Research Associate, BlackThorn Therapeutics
​2017-2019 – UC Berkeley – MD student, Peking Union Medical College
​2017-2019 – UC Berkeley – PhD student, Yale University
​2018-2019 – UC Berkeley – PhD student, Univ. of California Davis
2018-2019 – Chabot College – Undergraduate @ UC Berkeley ('21)
** indicates co-author on peer-review manuscripts in review or published
& indicates honors thesis mentee