Workshops and Speaking

 

I facilitate several engaging workshops for both graduate students and faculty in higher education.

These 90-minute workshops may be held on Zoom or in person.

Starting from the initial consultation, I work closely with you to tailor the workshop content to your target group (e.g., graduate students in Asian studies or 1st year BIPOC faculty).

I curate and facilitate focused discussions to help provide clarity on the topics at hand as well as offer strategies that help illuminate the next steps for each participant.

 

Additionally, I lead a series of focused workshops for faculty who are navigating elder caregiving duties while also working on a specific writing goal. 

The “Writing Support for Faculty Caregivers” program was successfully piloted in July 2026. Groups are intentionally small (2-6 people), so that faculty can receive full support from me as well as develop connections with the other participants. Groups will run on a rolling basis, so interested faculty can reach out to me via the form below.

 

I am also an experienced keynote speaker.

While most of my previous speaking engagements were during my time as a professor, I have been offering 2 signature keynotes since the launch of Rise with Clarity. 

Occasionally, I present lectures related to my research on Korean music and culture, which has been recognized with numerous awards. Research topics have included the globalization of the South Korean samul nori percussion genre, the sonic dimensions of a nation branding campaign, the drumming of dissent during South Korea’s democratization movement, and the complex intersections of faith-based humanitarianism, Christian benevolence, US/Korea relations, and the systematization of adoption from South Korea, amplified through the World Vision Korean Orphan Choir.

Reach out to me to learn more!

Signature Workshops and Keynotes

For Graduate Students

  • Exploring Career Pathways Beyond Academia
  • Name Your Personal Milestones as Well as Your Academic Ones

For Faculty

  • Reclaim Your Time and Set Your Priorities
  • Managing Your First Year as a WOC Faculty
  • Navigating Elder Caregiving as Faculty

Keynotes

  • Lessons in Music, Life, and Leaving Academia
  • When Listening Meets Care
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Testimonials
“Katherine presented to a group of junior scholars who are writing books in my coaching program. She was responsive to each workshop participant and was able to give personalized advice while also teaching principles of time management that were applicable to all. I would recommend her workshops to anyone who wants to support faculty in cultivating stronger time management and self-awareness in their professional lives.”
Jane Joann Jones, Founder of Up in Consulting.

We are so glad that we invited Dr. Katherine Lee to tell her story and give a highly personalized workshop to graduate students dedicated to re-imagining how their skills could be applied to a variety of values-based professions, including non-academic jobs. Her keynote lecture “Lessons in Music, Life, and Leaving Academia,” was searing, thought-provoking, and personal, and yet told in a way that was relevant to everyone in the room.

Her graduate workshop was affirming and well-structured, and I was very impressed with the way she held space for everyone in the workshop, no matter what stage they were in. She was also great at listening to students and answering their questions. And she even followed up by sharing a wealth of resources that she mentioned in the workshop.

Donna Lee Kwon, Professor at the University of Kentucky

As Director of a faculty mentoring program at my university, I collaborated with Katherine for over six months to develop workshops and supporting materials for mentees (i.e., new early-career faculty) and their mentors.

To tailor the content to our university, Katherine went above and beyond to learn about our faculty's experiences. She conducted individual interviews with assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors across different fields at my university and presented the findings. We were then able to develop workshops and supporting materials that touched upon the issues that were brought up during the interviews.

From my many meetings with Katherine, it was clear that she was deeply committed to creating workshops and materials that our faculty would find helpful, and I was impressed with how many hours she dedicated to meeting with me and fine tuning the slides and materials. Throughout the process, she was always patient, understanding, and accommodating.

Jennifer Kam, Professor of Communication, UCSB