Dr. Katharine Irene Ransom-DiCerbo is an applied researcher, strategist, and homesteader with a Ph.D. in Transformative Studies, specializing in Gender and Economics, from the California Institute of Integral Studies. She also holds an M.B.A. in Economics from Southern New Hampshire University and a B.A. in Economics from Ithaca College. With over eight years of research, project management, and leadership experience, she has cultivated a career at the intersection of economics, politics, and education, blending analytical rigor with creativity and sustainability.

Dr. Ransom-DiCerbo has worked extensively across political, advocacy, and nonprofit landscapes, contributing expertise in research, fact-checking, and operations to campaigns, organizations, and thought leaders. Her career has spanned fundraising, operations, and digital strategy, where she consistently exceeded donor goals, ensured compliance with campaign finance laws, and built operational systems that enhanced organizational efficiency. She has also applied her research skills in the nonprofit sector, including at Understood, focusing on accessibility and inclusive engagement for audiences with learning and thinking differences. She is, also, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and co-chair of her chapter’s Connection and Social Action Committee.

Beyond her professional work, Dr. Ransom-DiCerbo has dedicated herself to cultivating a sustainable homestead, integrating permaculture principles, gardening, and animal care into her daily life. Her doctoral research, composed of three interrelated articles on Gender and Economics, demonstrates her commitment to equity, inclusion, and systemic transformation, values that also inform her homesteading practice and community engagement. Across her academic, professional, and personal life, she centers resilience, intersectionality, and sustainability—building bridges between communities, histories, and the land she tends.