About Kate
I was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Arlington, VA where I attended St. Agnes Elementary School and Bishop O’Connell High School.
I later moved to Charlottesville, VA to attend the University of Virginia where I got a bachelor’s degree in cognitive science, concentrating in computer science and neuroscience.
I worked as a teaching assistant and research assistant in the Levy Lab (Neural Networks) and as a research assistant in the Kubovy Lab (Perception), where I did research with Martin van den Berg on the perceptual phenomenon called synesthesia (article).
After graduation, I moved to Salamanca in Spain for 4 months to study Spanish at the Universidad de Salamanca and flamenco dancing.
I lived in Charlottesville, VA for nearly 3 years while working at The Rimm-Kaufman Group in paid search advertising and search engine optimization. At that time I developed an interest in web design and usability.
I currently live in Limerick, Ireland, where I am a postgraduate student at the University of Limerick in the Irish World Academy of Music & Dance. I am pursuing an MA degree in Irish Traditional Dance Performance. I am also a member of Dance Research Forum Ireland, which is an inter-disciplinary society for the scholarship of dance in Ireland.
I have been practicing Irish step dancing for 17 years since starting with the O’Neill-James School of Irish Dancing and practiced with Carmel O’Rourke-Tighe in Charlottesville. I also plan to pursue a TCRG teaching certification in Irish dance.
I also practice vinyasa and Ashtanga styles of yoga, which I started at the highly recommended Studio 206 on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall. I also enjoy drinking tea, especially those from Adagio Teas.
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