Markii hore, Kathleen waxay ahayd Agaasimaha Xarunta Caafimaadka ee Harvard iyo Deegaanka Caalamiga ah, halkaas oo ay ku samaysay oo ay qaabaysay barnaamijyo lagu barayo bulshooyinka xidhiidhka ka dhexeeya caafimaadka aadanaha iyo deegaanka caalamiga ah; abuuray siyaasad-cunto-ku-saaxiibtinimo ee adeegyada cuntada; waxayna soo saartay hage online ah oo dhamaystiran oo ku saabsan nafaqada, cunista xilliyeedka iyo karinta Waqooyi-bari. Waxay sidoo kale aasaastay Beerta Bulshada ee Harvard, Beertii ugu horreysay ee Jaamacadda oo u heellan oo keliya soo saarista cuntada, waxay soo saartay laba dukumeenti abaal-marin ah oo abaal-marin ah (Once On a Tide and Healthy Humans, Healthy Oceans,) iyo wada-qoray buugga Daryeelka Caafimaadka Sustainable (Wiley,) 2013).
Kathleen sidoo kale waxay aasaastay Pleiades, oo ah urur xubin ka ah oo ka shaqeeya horumarinta hoggaanka haweenka ee dhaqdhaqaaqa waarta. Waxay shahaado Biology ka qaadatay UC Santa Cruz iyo Master of Science in Science Journalism oo ay ka qaadatay Jaamacadda Boston. Waxay qortay warbixino iyo daabacaadyo badan waxayna u dhaqantay lataliye ahaan ururada deegaanka iyo bulshada ee kala duwan, oo ay ku jiraan Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney's Agricultural Advisory Board iyo Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's Agricultural Working Group.