Kathryn is a seventh-year Ph.D. candidate in History. Her research focuses on law and empire in Southern Africa in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Kathryn received a J.D. from Stanford Law School, an M.A. in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies from Stanford University, and a B.A. in History from Stanford University. Prior to Yale, she worked as an attorney, focusing on international trade and investment law. She especially enjoys helping writers with brainstorming and developing clarity in their writing.