Kathryn Parkman, ConsumerAffairs Research Team

As a member of the ConsumerAffairs Research Team, Kathryn Parkman believes everyone deserves easy access to accurate and comprehensive information on products and businesses before they make a purchase, which is why she spends hours researching companies and industries for ConsumerAffairs. She believes conscious consumption is everyone's responsibility and that all content deserves integrity.

Kathryn is a writer and an editor with experience in community journalism and advertising. She graduated from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where she studied composition, literature and linguistics.