Catherine is a graduate of USC and earned her BA in Experimental Psychology. She joined the University of South Carolina in September 2001, and has held positions in business management, grants management, and human resources. Catherine joined the Honors College in spring of 2017 as the Business and Human Resources Manager. She lives in Columbia with her husband John, who also works at USC, and they enjoy spending time in downtown Columbia taking advantage of the arts, culture and other activities that Columbia and USC offer.