Kathleen has worked for over ten years in the Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) research space. In her previous work, she has helped to coordinate research teams and individuals across the globe on research around poverty reduction, ICTs and climate change. She has written numerous publications in ICT4D and has been a co-editor on several publications, including a special issue journal on ICT ecosystems (2016) and a book on poverty and ICTs in East Africa (2014).
Her main focus of research is understanding the changing ICT asset portfolio within households in South Africa and how these items are contributing to well-being and wealth changes, particularly amongst the marginalized.
