Katie is a third-year Ph.D. student in Social Psychology at New York University working under the primary mentorship of Dr. John Jost and supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She is a Spring 2021 graduate of Purdue University with majors in Psychology and Political Science and a minor in Spanish. After graduation, she was the lab manager for the Social Cognition of Social Change lab at Purdue University under the guidance of Dr. Erin Hennes. Her research interests broadly lie within the psychology of social justice. She is interested in why people are resistant to positive social change, instead defending flawed systems, and how scientists, politicians, the media, and universities can encourage change that promotes equity.