Kate is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford's Institute of Population Ageing. Her primary research applies advanced geospatial modelling to analyse the distribution and accessibility of health and social care services and assets across Oxfordshire. Within the ArcGIS platform, she employs advanced geoprocessing and spatial statistics to analyse intricate datasets, effectively translating diverse data points into a coherent understanding of service provision landscapes. This vital geospatial intelligence supports the evaluation of local infrastructure and should eventually inform evidence-based public health strategies, conducted in close collaboration with the Institute’s Director, Professor Sarah Harper, CBE.

Beyond her geospatial work, Kate contributes to the Institute’s broader research on ageing, physical activity, and health. She also serves as Research Coordinator for the EPIC Networks project, a cross-sector initiative funded by the Helen Hamlyn Trust and Medical Research Council. This interdisciplinary project explores models of healthy ageing and community connection, integrating insights from fields such as health economics, medical statistics, anthropology, sociology, and design. The EPICs project is currently assessing the feasibility, scalability, and sustainability of its community-centred model across diverse socio-economic and geographic contexts in Oxfordshire, with Kate’s specific research site located in the Cotswolds.

Kate is currently leading quantitative and qualitative analysis for the Oxford Longevity Project, a major international initiative exploring how individuals experience longevity and ageing across physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains. The project draws on large-scale survey data gathered from respondents in 25 countries, including the United Kingdom, United States, Brazil, Japan, Nigeria, India, China, and Germany. Her role focuses on evaluating global patterns of wellbeing, community connectedness, digital inclusion, intergenerational relationships, and perceptions of later life. This comparative, cross-cultural research contributes to both global policy discourse and scholarly understanding of what constitutes meaningful longevity in a rapidly ageing world.

She also holds a university-wide role as a Research Reproducibility Lead, promoting best practices in transparency, open science, and methodological rigour across the University of Oxford, working alongside Dr Sarah Callaghan and Associate Professor Charles Rahal.

Kate contributes regularly to the University of Oxford's Journal of Population Ageing as a peer reviewer, particularly for content related to sport, physical activity, health, and fitness. She also teaches and leads seminars, supervises PhD and Master’s students, and contributes to curriculum development, reinforcing her commitment to mentoring and interdisciplinary scholarship.

Previously at King’s College London (Faculty of Social Sciences and Public Policy), Kate served as Deputy Director of the PhD Applied Public Policy programme alongside Professor Michael Sanders, supporting its academic and strategic development; she remains a Visiting Lecturer there. She has secured significant external funding, including co-leading a £1.07M Department of Health and Social Care award (2024) and co-applying for a £415K UK Home Office project (2023). Her policy work includes developing national training content for the UK Department for Education (2020). Kate also serves as an External Examiner at Newcastle University (since 2021), is on the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Education (from 2024), and has peer-reviewed for the Journal of Mental Health since 2020. She has completed executive training in policy, leadership, and strategic planning at Harvard. Beyond her academic roles, Kate has conducted extensive research for McLaren and Red Bull Formula One teams and advises Silverstone Circuit on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.