Christina is a doctoral candidate and current graduate fellow in the School of Communication. Her research is at the intersection of media psychology and political communication and centers on the role of emotion and emotion regulation in the process of media engagement and political participation in both online and offline contexts. She also works several interdisciplinary collaborations in areas of intergroup communication, health communication, and entertainment media primarily using quantitive methods. Her dissertation examines individual differences in the effects of political emotion and group identity on news media engagement and avoidance.

Advisor: Dr. Matthew Grizzard