Kate joined the GPC in November 2024.  She has a master’s degree in International Development, with a dissertation focusing on behaviour-change and access to WASH among IDPs.  This research was conducted in collaboration with the INGO Concern Worldwide.  She has spent time working with Samos Volunteers, a grassroots organisation providing aid distribution and support to refugees and asylum-seekers living in the CCAC on Samos Island.  Prior to this, Kate worked as a doctor in Ireland for six years.