Kaitlin received her Ph.D. in integrative biology from UC Berkeley, an M.S. in geology from Ohio University and her B.S. in biology from George Washington University. She coordinates the i-STEM summer institute programs that provide professional development for educators throughout Idaho. She also supports STEM AC with grant writing and fundraising. In her free time she enjoys doing research as a curator of paleontology at the Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History and sharing her passion for paleontology and natural history with others.