Kathleen Dorsey Bellow is a pastoral theologian who writes, consults and presents on several aspects of Catholic ministry, including worship, evangelization, and faith formation.  A member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Lake Charles, Louisiana, she has served in parish, diocesan, regional and national ministries including the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults and Black Catholic ministry. Bellow has long been involved in Southwest Louisiana community development. She worked as a business counselor for the local Small Business Development Center and operated a consulting firm that specialized in small business planning.

Bellow affiliated with the Institute for Black Catholic Studies (IBCS) as a student in 1989. The IBCS is a school of theology that meets during the summer on the campus of Xavier University. Its curricula – continuing education and graduate studies – attend to the formation of scholars and pastoral leaders who minister with the Black communities and the church at-large. Post-graduation, Bellow filled IBCS staff assistant and associate director positions. In 2019, Bellow was appointed full-time director of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies of Xavier University of Louisiana and joined the Xavier Theology Department. She holds the Drexel Society Endowed Professorship in Black Catholic Studies.

Bellow earned the B.A. degree in Spanish at Loyola Maryland, the M.B.A. degree from McNeese State University, the Master of Theology degree from Xavier University and the Doctor of Ministry Degree in Liturgical Studies from Catholic Theological Union. She is married to Paul Bellow; they have a son, Justin.