As an writer and researcher based in Vancouver (Tsleil-Waututh), Kathy's research interests include media/film, sexuality studies, feminist and queer theory, and the intersections of race, gender, politics, and Pan-Asian diasporic cultural production, particularly the Asian-Canadian experience. 

Currently a MA art history and visual culture candidate at York University, Kathy was a graduate from the Visual and Critical Studies honours program with a minor in Social Sciences at OCAD University. She has published and presented their writing in the Journal of Visual and Critical Studies, Asian Global Cultural Studies Forum, and other publications.