Originally from Illinois, Katelyn completed her bachelor’s degree in Animal Science at the University of Illinois. As an undergrad, she was heavily involved in undergraduate research and completed internships with Smithfield and Cargill, which established her interest in graduate school. Katelyn completed her master’s degree with a focus on meat science at the University of Illinois in 2021 where she conducted applied pork quality research. Katelyn joined the Kansas State University Applied Swine Nutrition Team in August of 2021 for her PhD focused on research including phytase efficacy, in-feed acidifiers, and soybean processing byproducts.

Katelyn started her position as an Assistant Professor in Swine Nutrition in March of 2024. Katelyn’s position primarily involves conducting applied swine nutrition research focused on improving profitability, efficiency, and sustainability for pork producers. This includes mentoring both graduate and undergraduate students while collaborating on projects with commercial swine producers and soybean processing plants.