A scuba instructor and avid citizen scientist originally from California, Christina is wrapping up her second year in the Marine Affairs Masters’ program.

For her thesis research, she is exploring citizen science programs in California’s marine reserve network. She spent last summer in San Francisco and Monterey conducting interviews with NOAA sanctuary staff, citizen science program managers, academics and others who use California’s marine reserves and participating in marine citizen science programs.

Her research findings will provide valuable insights on how to design and carry out more equitable and accessible marine citizen science programs.