Kate Howard is an investigative reporter specializing in higher education and government accountability in Kentucky.

Howard’s work has been the recipient of a national Investigative Reporters and Editors award and numerous state and regional awards.

Before joining KyCIR, she worked as a news reporter for nearly five years at The Tennessean, covering crime, courts and transportation. She also spent more than three years at the Florida Times-Union covering higher education, health and crime issues, and more than two years writing about higher education at the Omaha World-Herald.

Howard is originally from Rhode Island and graduated from Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I. She is a volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters and Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY).