Overview
Kat is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Sociology. Broadly, her research areas are family life, gender, culture, and migration, with a focus on how families interact with and are shaped by institutions, bureaucratic processes, and cultural norms. Her work examines how different dimensions of social inequality shape family life, particularly through differences in access to opportunities, resources, and institutional support. Most recently, Kat’s work has centered around the transition into marriage and how the role and meaning of marriage is changing in contemporary society.