Kate is currently undertaking an arts practice PhD at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance (IWAMD), University of Limerick. In 2010, Kate completed her B.A in Arts; Music (performance) & English from NUI Maynooth, and she received a first-class honours M.A in Community Music at the IWAMD in 2020. 

Kate is the current Engagement Officer with Sing Ireland; the national organization for the support, development and promotion of group singing in Ireland, and she also works as a group singing facilitator on their Song Seeking programme¸ providing access to musical and creative opportunities for people living in temporary accommodation. 

In her homeplace of County Clare, Kate is musical director with the Lismorahaun Singers choir and is a community group singing facilitator for projects with schools, participants with a disability, festival song circles, and people in addiction recovery.