Katie joined McGriff in 2018 as Practice Leader and Director of Clinical Wellness. As an experienced researcher, clinician, and consultant, she provides strategic direction and best practices for promoting better employee health and well-being. Katie has published and presented on both the impacts and strategies for cost mitigation on topics such as obesity, chronic pain, and specialty medications.
Prior to joining the team with McGriff, she worked as a consultant for a national insurance brokerage, providing clinical insights and solutions for clients across many industries and locations. As a practitioner, she worked in direct patient care, workers’ compensation cases, and research projects for health and productivity. Using her diverse background and varied experience, she is able to view employee health through many different lenses, to better understand the roadblocks employees face in achieving better health.
As part of the Specialty National Practice, Katie works with clients across the country, and is familiar with the different regional influences and how they can impact health. She believes in a multi-faceted approach to well-being, including aspects such as safety and social determinants of health to help provide employees the best opportunities to improve their health status, which in turn, can greatly impact their overall well-being and productivity.
Katie graduated from Life University in Marietta, Georgia, with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree and a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Katie is a nature lover, and enjoys hiking and exploring the great outdoors. She also works in animal rescue, in both fostering animals and helping community efforts for spay/neuter programs.
She is a firm believer that fitness pursuits have to be a passion and not a chore, and is active in the Circus and Performance Arts community. She trains and performs on aerial silks, rope, hoop, and hammock and practices yoga.