Kat is a DPhil candidate and Researcher at the Department of Education, University of Oxford. Her research interests centre on second-language learning, cognitive and linguistic processing, and the use of artificial intelligence in language education.
In her doctoral research, she investigates how AI-mediated multimodal input influences vocabulary learning across languages with differing orthographic transparency. Her broader academic interests include the neuro-cognitive foundations of language learning and the interaction between linguistic, cognitive, and social factors in education.
Kat is currently working as a Researcher for a project led by Dr Ariel Lindorff that examines methodological rigour in studies of educational equity, with a particular focus on socioeconomic status. She previously obtained an MSc in Applied Linguistics for Language Teaching from the University of Oxford (Merit), where her dissertation—awarded a distinction-level mark—was developed into several manuscripts, including one forthcoming publication in 2026.