Research Scientist
Christina received her PhD in criminal justice at the University of Central Florida in 2023 with her dissertation “Understanding the Interactions Between Conservation Agencies and Rangers: A Mixed-Methods Approach”. She primarily focuses on survey design, situational crime prevention, intelligence-led policing and crime analysis, and environmental criminology. She previously received a Master’s Degree in criminal justice and a graduate certificate in crime analysis from UCF, and Bachelor’s Degrees in both anthropology and biology from the University of Florida. She has presented research at multiple conferences, including the American Society of Criminology, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Southern Criminal Justice Association, and Ranger Rendezvous. She has also published several peer-reviewed journal articles. She has also been recognized by ATHENA International with their Emerging Women Leadership Fellowship award for such scholarship. She also enjoys teaching and has been awarded the Outstanding Doctoral Student Educator Award within the Department of Criminal Justice at UCF. Christina applies her skills and knowledge to support LPRC research on supply chain protection, product protection, and other areas. For fun, she enjoys playing video games with her friends and spending quality time with her dog Ripley.