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Dr. Christina Krist, PhD

Class of 2005 

Induction November 17, 2023

Education:

  • Jefferson Senior High School, 2005
  • BA, Biology and Education, Grinnell College, 2009
  • PhD, Learning Sciences, Northwestern University, 2016
  • Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Maryland College Park, 2017
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, 2018-2020

Accomplishments/Work History:

  • Assistant Professor, Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, teaching undergraduate pre-service science teaching methods courses
  • Affiliate, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • Currently writing an open source textbook on using machine learning in science education research with other researchers in Germany
  • National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health project customizing K-12 curriculum materials through connections with contemporary scientists and community-based organizations
  • National Science Foundation project related to redesigning course structures for undergraduate physics and engineering majors
  • National Science Foundation project exploring the use of emerging AI tools to support researchers in analyzing classroom interactions 
  • Collaborated with Yew Chung Education Foundation to study the implementation of project based learning in an international school in Hong Kong
  • NARST Early Career Research Award and NARST RAISE RIG Research Worth Reading Award, 2023
  • Reviewer of the Year, Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2020
  • National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation, Dissertation Fellow, 2015-2016
  • Sandra K. Abell Institute for Doctoral Students, Participant, Boulder CO, 2015 
  • Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation (Honorable Mention), 2013

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