Christina received her degree in Business Administration from Missouri Baptist University in 2003. After graduation, she worked in the hotel industry and then for a company that found placements for doctors and nurses. She took time off in 2009 to be with her infant son, Dominic. She began working for the Physics department of Washington University in May 2010. She joined the Anesthesiology department in July 2013. She enjoys reading and travel when not at work.