Kathryn Walker received her Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1955 and that same year began teaching in the Department of Consumer Economics and Housing, formerly the Department of Household Economics and Management. Her teaching studies included family management of resources and management of the family's work time as a resource for work and leisure. In 1979 she retired and was named professor emeritus.
From the guide to the Kathryn Walker Papers, ca.1955-1992, (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library)