Kitty is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) in Sitka where she has developed biology and natural history courses for both traditional college students and community outreach. She is botanist with over 20 years of experience working in Southeast Alaska for multiple federal land management agencies. Current research projects include rhizosphere fungi of muskegs and ecology of cedar epiphytes. Kitty is a Master gardener and co- host of the local public radio show, The Garden Show.  Kitty is a founder of the Sitka Sound Science Center.