Kara is a Research Assistant at the Center for Health and Safety Culture (CHSC) in the Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University. Kara graduated from Montana State University in 2010 with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music.  She worked 2 summers as a singer and actress at the Opera House in Virginia City, MT.  Music and theater have always been a huge part of her life and are her passion and the hobbies she enjoys most.  She spent several years working for a credit union and then worked 7 years for Rosauer’s Supermarket in various positions including bookkeeping, checking, and price coordination.  She is now a stay at home mom to her first child who was born June 2015, son Jackson.  She enjoys spending time outdoors with family and friends, traveling the world, and staying active.  She is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with her alma mater, coding surveys at home while raising her little boy.