Katrina Swarthout is from San Jose, California. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelors of Arts in Communication and Information Sciences. She majored in communication studies and minored in German and public relations. Katrina enjoys traveling and hopes to one day visit all seven continents. She received her Master of Strategic Public Relations degree from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism in 2018.

As a CPD Student Fellow, Katrina helped manage the Center's digital communications, website analytics and marketing strategies.