Christine is the Holistic Health Approach Lead with Headquarters United States Space Force.
Christine started with the Space Force in January 2022 as the lead for a unique capability in development for the force: Holistic Health Approach (HHA). HHA is a science-based human performance capability focused on the overall wellness of Guardians through continuous fitness, enhanced health, and education and skill-building. The Headquarters HHA team is responsible for developing the policy and program components to implement HHA enterprise-wide.
Christine worked for Headquarters United States Marine Corps for nearly 8-years prior to coming to the Space Force. Originally hired as a Section Head for the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Branch, Christine’s team was responsible for all SAPR education, training, outreach, communication, and prevention. In 2018, Christine was hand selected by the Director of Marine and Family Programs Division for a Primary Prevention Manager position to build a prevention capacity for the Marine Corps across all domains of Total Force Fitness. Christine worked to increase efficiencies, reduce redundancies, and increase collaboration across the Marine Corps with the goal to build skills, promote protective factors, increase positive behaviors, and reduce harmful behaviors for Marines, attached Service members, families, civilians, and veterans.
Prior to federal service, Christine was a director and outpatient therapist for Family Preservation Services. Christine managed nine complex behavioral health programs serving approximately 500,000 residents in nine Virginia counties, including trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy tailored to individuals who experienced trauma, and a long-term, extensive program to treat sex offenders.
Christine received her master’s degree in clinical psychology from American University, where she specialized in individuals diagnosed with or who experienced symptoms of specific phobia. Her master’s thesis, A Comparison of Repeated Exposure to Fearful and Disgusting Stimuli Among Spider Phobics, was published in the Behavioral Interventions journal in 2011. Christine graduated from Virginia Tech in 2005 with a degree in psychology and is a proud Hokie alumni. During her time at Virginia Tech, Christine worked in a specific phobia laboratory, volunteered at a suicide prevention hotline, and coached the junior varsity girls’ soccer team at Blacksburg High School.
Christine lives in Stafford, Virginia with her son and household zoo (2 dogs, 3 cats, and a tortoise). In her spare time, Christine supports her son in travel baseball and enjoys gardening, reading, and being outside.
