The Return
Washington Post, April 2010
How to Make Your Company Less Sexist and Racist
The Atlantic, March 2015
The End of Punishment
Mother Jones, July/August 2015
The Next Frontier in Workplace Diversity: Brain Differences
Fortune, December 2014
Selected Articles
Katherine’s full portfolio on Authory
“The Thorny Problem of Racial Disparities in School Discipline,” MIT Knight Science Journalism blog, June 25, 2021
“Our Skulls Are Out-Evolving Us,” OneZero, Medium, Sep. 19, 2019
“Goodbye Punishment, Hello Empathy” Parents, September 2018
“To Get Your Kids to Do More, Talk Less,” Offspring, Lifehacker, Sep. 18, 2018
"One Ohio School’s Quest to Rethink Bad Behavior," The Atlantic, May 8, 2018
"Invisible discipline: How do you know if a parenting strategy works?" Washington Post, Apr. 20. 2018
"Kids Misbehaving? Sleep and Family Routines May Be to Blame," Thrive Global, Apr. 19, 2018
"5 Ways to Head Off a Discipline Problem So It Won't Derail Your Day," Working Mother, Apr. 18, 2018
"The Latest Research on Disciplining Children Will Make You a Better Parent—and a Better Spouse," Mother Jones, Apr. 17, 2018
"Census 2020 Threatens Communities, Families and the Safety Net," Equal Voice News, May 3, 2018
“Testing Hits a Nerve,” USA Today’s Back-to-School Magazine cover story, Fall 2016
“Why I told my college-bound kid to sleep with the wrong men,” Washington Post, Aug. 23, 2016
“America’s Youngest Workers May Be the Least Stable Generation On Record,” Fortune, April 28, 2016
“Bring in the Parenting Experts,” Bethesda, November / December 2015
“Here’s How Women Can Use Gender Judo to Get Ahead at Work,” Fortune, Oct. 28, 2015
“Baby Names: Should It Matter If They Indicate Your Race?” The Washington Post, Oct. 19, 2015
“Why Schools Over-Discipline Children With Disabilities,” TheAtlantic.com, July 24, 2015
“The End of Punishment,” Mother Jones, July /August 2015
“How to Make Your Company Less Sexist and Racist,” TheAtlantic.com, March 31, 2015
“The Next Frontier in Workplace Diversity: Brain Differences,” Fortune, Dec. 16, 2014
“Why Tim Cook Coming Out Is a Critical Step for the American Workplace,” Fortune, Oct. 30, 2014
“The Rule Breakers,” Working Mother, August / September 2014
“Making It Work: Special Report on Hourly Workers,” Working Mother, April / May 2013
“Three Ways to Convert Web Visitors Into Buyers,” The New York Times, Sept. 12, 2012
“What’s Going on in Your Child’s Brain,” USA Today’s Kids Health magazine, Summer 2012
“Back to Work,” Bloomberg Businessweek cover story, June 4, 2012
“The New American Family,” USA Today’s Women's Health magazine, Spring/Summer 2012
“Is Money Pulling Your Marriage Apart?” Money Magazine, September 2011
“Why Your Co-Workers May Hate You,” The Fiscal Times, Nov. 12, 2010
“Why Do Dads Lie?” Slate, June 17, 2010 -
“The Return: A Stay-at-Home Mom Attempts to Go Back to Work,” Washington Post Magazine, April 4, 2010
"What If the Internet Breaks?" MSN Money, Dec. 10, 2009