Kaitlyn Badlato is an architect in the HKS Washington, DC office. She was selected as the 2016 HKS Health Fellow, a program for talented recent graduates to conduct a research project of their choice in the healthcare field. Her research has focused on developing a robust benchmarking practice for HKS Health as well as serving as a contributor to the Construction Industry Institute's Health Care Benchmarking Program. As a designer, medical planner, and researcher at HKS, Kaitlyn has provided design services and benchmarking documents that add value for clients and inform both the decision making and evaluation process throughout the life of a project. Kaitlyn has a Master of Architecture and Master of Construction Management from Washington University in St. Louis and received her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia.