Kathryn (Katya) Vasilaky is an Associate Professor of Economics and Faculty Affiliate at the Noyce School of Applied Computing, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and a Research Affiliate at the Climate School at Columbia University. Her research focuses on how groups, networks and cultural dynamics influence information exchange and technology adoption, and how these decisions differ by gender. Her work is situated in Sub-Saharan Africa, India, Central America, the US,