Christine earned a Masters of Science in Public Health from the University of Colorado in 2006. Currently, Christine is senior program manager on several different NIH, CDC and CDPHE funded grants focusing on interventions to address increases in vaccine uptake in pediatric, adolescent and obstetric settings mainly through researching and teaching parent/clinician or patient/clinician communication techniques around vaccines. She has 20+ years of experience conducting health sciences outcomes research in the fields of diabetes, diabetes/coronary artery disease, obesity and nutrition in addition to the current field of immunization research. She has extensive experience designing, conducting, and managing several different CDC and NIH funded grants.