Katherine is a clinical optometrist and education focused lecturer at the School of Optometry and Vision Science. 

Katherine graduated with a Bachelor of Optometry (Hons) and Bachelor of Science degree from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) in 2012.  Since graduating, she has worked in full scope private practice in Sydney, as a locum optometrist in rural Northern Territory and as a Resident Optometrist at the UNSW Optometry Clinic.  She previously held the role of Senior Research Optometrist for the Eye Research Group and was involved in coordinating and conducting industry sponsored clinical trials. 

Katherine completed a Masters of Optometry at UNSW Sydney in 2018 and has a special interest in dry eye, anterior eye and colour vision perception.  She is currently a clinical supervisor in the primary care, colour vision, and dry eye clinics at the UNSW Optometry Clinic.