Katherine Kikta
'23, international business major
Katherine has focused her studies and research on investigating diverse social issues and designing innovative solutions to address these needs. She put her concern for at-risk populations into action with a Peak Summit Award that studied the impact of societal pressure on HIV testing in Ukraine. The following year she undertook the examination of the health impacts of migration due to climate change on the people in Niger and the Sahel region of Africa. Her work proposed and evaluated innovative ways to implement technology to detect and aid similar at-risk populations. Seeking a well-rounded undergraduate experience, she completed co-ops at Imprivata, a novel digital security applications firm; and Svenfish, a local hook-to-table food supplier. Katherine will continue to expand her international relations experience by studying in Singapore this fall with a Pickering Fellowship and teaching English in Timor-Leste as part of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
