Biology Education

Kristina earned her BA in Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in 2010, followed by an MA in Psychology Research in 2012, and a PhD in Behavioral Science with a focus on Research Methods and Statistics from the University of Rhode Island in 2015. Shortly after, she joined the faculty at Brown University, where she began teaching research methods and epidemiology to medical students, while also evaluating the medical school curriculum. In 2021, Kristina was honored with the Warren Alpert Medical School Faculty Award. Now in the Program in Biology, Kristina collaborates with faculty to evaluate and publish innovative pedagogical strategies. She advises students in the Health and Human Biology concentration and actively sponsors independent studies involving large, publicly available health-related datasets. A passionate advocate for making the hidden curriculum visible, Kristina aims to ensure students have the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate their undergraduate education. From an early age, Kristina developed a love for math and enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for “the S-word” (statistics!) with students. She emphasizes how statistics play a vital role in both everyday life and the sciences. Kristina currently teaches BIOL 0100: Living Biology at Brown and Beyond, BIOL 0946: Research Design and Quantitative Methods for the Health Sciences, and BIOL 1000: Quality Improvement Science and Application.