Kat is a research associate at Efficiency Canada, based in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, NS). Kat’s research focuses on how energy efficiency programs and policy can better centre principles of equity and affordability. Kat holds a BA in Sustainability and International Development from Dalhousie University. A love of mapping as a tool for story telling, community building, and spatial planning led her to complete a diploma in GIS: Cartography and Data Visualization from NSCC which continues to inform her work on mobilizing energy poverty data for local action on environmental justice.