Kate Starbird

Kate Starbird
Kate Starbird
Born	Catherine Evelyn Starbird; July 30, 1975 (age 49); West Point, New York, U.S.
Spouse	Melissa Marsh (m. 2008)
Parent	Margaret Leonard (mother)
Relatives	Alfred Starbird (grandfather); Charles Leonard (grandfather); George A. Dodd (great-great-grandfather);
Academic background
Alma mater	Stanford University; University of Colorado Boulder;
Thesis	Crowdwork, Crisis and Convergence: How the Connected Crowd Organizes Information during Mass Disruption Events (2012)
Doctoral advisor	Leysia Palen
Academic work
Discipline	Computer science
Sub-discipline	Human–computer interaction
Institutions	University of Washington (2012–present)
Main interests	Crisis informatics
	Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	153 lb (69 kg)
Career information
High school	Lakes (Lakewood, Washington)
College	Stanford (1993–1997)
WNBA draft	1999: 3rd round, 26th overall pick
	Selected by the Sacramento Monarchs
Playing career	1997–2006
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	30
Career history
1997–1998	Seattle Reign
1999	Sacramento Monarchs
2000–2002	Utah Starzz
2001–2002	Saint-Jacques Sport Reims
2002	Seattle Storm
2003–2005	Adecco Estudiantes Madrid
2004	Indiana Fever
2005–2006	PDV Ibiza
Career highlights and awards
	Naismith College Player of the Year (1997); WBCA Player of the Year (1997); USBWA National Player of the Year (1997); 2x All-American – Kodak, USBWA (1996, 1997); First-team All-American – AP (1997); Second-team All-American – AP (1996); 2x Pac-10 Player of the Year (1996, 1997); 3x All Pac-10 (1995, 1996, 1997); First-team Parade All-American (1993);
Career statistics
Points	373 (3.3 ppg)
Rebounds	121 (1.1 rpg)
Assists	95 (0.8 apg)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Representing United States
World University Games

Catherine Evelyn Starbird (born July 30, 1975) is an American computer scientist and former women's professional basketball player.

Playing at the guard position, Starbird earned All-American honors as a high school athlete at Lakes High School in Lakewood, Washington, and later at the collegiate level at Stanford. The 1997 Naismith College Player of the Year, Starbird helped Stanford make three consecutive Final Four appearances from 1995 to 1997 and scored 2,215 career points, a school record that stood for 11 years. From 1997 to 2006, Starbird played professional basketball in the American Basketball League, Women's National Basketball Association, and various European teams.

Having been a computer science major at an undergraduate at Stanford, Starbird completed a doctorate in technology, media, and society at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2012. Later that year, she joined the faculty of the University of Washington. Her research focuses on disinformation and social media communication during disasters.