As part of JSI’s new Behavior Initiative, Christina focuses on supporting new and existing JSI projects with expertise in the application of behavioral science to help solve the most challenging of our world’s problems. Her work includes development and use of innovative tools, such as the Behaviorally-Focused Applied Political Economy Analysis, to determine those investments with the highest likelihood of success, as well as bringing the creativity required for successful implementation of those strategies. Christina has almost 20 years of experience in countries throughout Latin America, Africa and Asia, working with governments, civil society and communities, and is committed to responding to the needs and voice of marginalized and underserved populations in her efforts. Her work has included maternal, newborn and child health, nutrition, WASH and HIV/AIDS as well as governance, education and economic growth. She recently led conceptualization and expansion of the concept of self-care to create global programming guidance for family-led post-partum care and childhood illness. She has a Master of Health Science degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an undergraduate degree from Duke University and speaks English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.
