In this episode of Gators on Purpose, Briana Lewis talks with Katie Shipp, Executive Director of I Have the Right To and Pittsburgh Magazine 2025 40 Under 40 Honoree. A psychology major and religious studies minor, Shipp reflects on how Bonner service, AmeriCorps, and law school shaped her path advocating for survivors of sexual assault.
After more than a decade practicing law, she shifted to prevention and education work nationwide. Shipp shares insights on community, courage, experiential learning, and building a meaningful career at the intersection of passion and purpose.
I liked the idea of smaller classrooms where you can actually get to know your professors, that was something that was really important to me. I also really loved that there weren’t a lot of prereqs, so that you had the opportunity to really explore what you were interested in, which really helped me because I ended up, I went in premed and then changed to planning on going to law school. So, it was really nice for me to get to explore, and I got to have a really interesting minor that I didn’t necessarily plan on doing anything with, but just interested me. So I thought that was really cool about Allegheny as well.
