Kait Navarrette has a masters degree in Education from Arizona State University, where she focused her studies on human rights, social justice, and multilingual learner advocacy. Her research and professional interests center on civic participation, Latinx political representation, and equitable access to education.
At ASU, Kait currently serves as an Academic Advisor at the School of Social Transformation. She also contributes to research initiatives as a Research Assistant for both the ARPS Civic Participation Project at Johns Hopkins University and the Latinx Organizational Archives Project, examining civic life and organizational networks within U.S. Latinx communities.
Her prior roles include serving as a Program Coordinator for the UCLA Latino Policy Institute, where she helped establish a policy-action lab bridging research and community activism. Kait has also been recognized with several awards, including the 2025 Western Political Science Association Best Paper Award for Latino Politics and the ASU Moeur Award.
Her academic work has been co-published by UCLA’s Latino Politics and Policy Institute and ASU’s Center for Latinas/os and American Politics Research.