Biography

Christine was born and raised in northern New Jersey. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Health Sciences at Gettysburg College where she graduated with departmental honors. She then went on to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She worked for several years as a registered nurse in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins Hospital before returning to the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing for her nurse practitioner training in pediatric primary care and Master of Science in Nursing degree. In addition to her role as a pediatric nurse practitioner, Christine is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (also known as an IBCLC). IBCLCs are trained in the clinical management of breastfeeding/lactation & certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners.