Experience

• Creighton University

  Energy Technology Program Assistant Director

  Assist in leading several aspects of the Creighton Energy Technology Program, an innovative interdisciplinary program for students interested in renewable energy and sustainability with an emphasis on hands-on experience and community based learning. Responsibilities include program curriculum and course development, student recruitment, student advising, program funding, community and campus outreach, program assessment, maintaining and operating rapid prototyping equipment, and teaching engineering design and physics courses.

• Creighton University

  Teaching Fellow

  Instruct laboratories for General Physics I and II. Collaborate with faculty and fellow teaching assistants to develop and adapt a cohesive learning environment. Guided General Physics I majors' lab students in designing and building Rube Goldberg Machines. Received excellent student reviews.

• National Indemnity Company

  Research and Costing Analyst I

  Katherine worked at National Indemnity Company as a Research and Costing Analyst I

• National Indemnity Company

  Research and Costing Analyst II

  Katherine worked at National Indemnity Company as a Research and Costing Analyst II

• National Indemnity Company

  Pricing Manager

  Katherine worked at National Indemnity Company as a Pricing Manager

• National Indemnity Company

  Senior Product Analyst

  Katherine worked at National Indemnity Company as a Senior Product Analyst

• National Indemnity Company

  Product Administrator

  Katherine worked at National Indemnity Company as a Product Administrator

• College of Saint Mary

  Adjunct Professor

  Taught PHY 100 course, Introduction to the Physical Sciences. Created all class material with the main goal of helping students, who are non-science majors, think independently about how the world works. Engaged and excited students who previously had little to no interest in science and math. Received outstanding student reviews.

• University of Nebraska at Omaha

  Part-time Faculty

  Teach PHYS1030 (Physics of Life) and PHYS1350 (Principles of Astronomy). Expose students (who are mainly non-science majors) to a wide variety of topics in physics and astronomy, including mechanics, thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, sound, optics, and atomic and nuclear physics. Engage students using a variety of materials, with a strong emphasis on demonstrations, photographs, and videos, while at the same time giving the students a broad introduction to concepts and theory.