Christina is a licensed attorney and previously worked as an Associate Attorney at Wagenlander & Heisterkamp, LLC, based in Denver, Colorado. There, she exclusively focused on public housing with tribally-designated housing entities and some local public housing authorities. She practiced in both tribal and state court on behalf of Native Nations.
Christina also worked as a Fellow at the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment, focusing on treaty fishing rights for tribes in the Pacific Northwest, violence against Native Women, and international Indigenous issues. She is passionate about ending the epidemic of violence against all women, particularly Native women, and has trauma-informed training that has influenced her own research and writing. One of her most recent pieces was featured in a New York Times-bestselling anthology.
Christina holds a J.D. with an American Indian Law certificate from the University of Colorado and a B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Law School.