Overview
Education
University of North Carolina, Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Ph.D., 2019
University of North Carolina, Environmental Sciences & Engineering, MS, 2015
University of North Carolina, Environmental Science, BS, 2010
Policy
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the U.S. Department of State's Office of Canadian Affairs. (2022-2023)
Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Environmental Quality. (2021-2022)
Research Topics:
Water Quality, Climate Hazards, Disparate Impacts of Pollution or Access to Water and Sanitation Infrastructure, Modeling Sources of Pollution. Dr. Christenson's dissertation used epidemiological principles to understand the effects of commercial hog operations on microbial surface water quality in NC.
Research Tools:
GIS, Microbiology (phenotypic, genotypic), Epidemiology, Community-based participatory research, Field Sampling, Modeling, Stakeholder Engagement, Systematic Review
University of North Carolina, Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Ph.D., 2019
University of North Carolina, Environmental Sciences & Engineering, MS, 2015
University of North Carolina, Environmental Science, BS, 2010
Policy
AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow at the U.S. Department of State's Office of Canadian Affairs. (2022-2023)
Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Environmental Quality. (2021-2022)
Research Topics:
Water Quality, Climate Hazards, Disparate Impacts of Pollution or Access to Water and Sanitation Infrastructure, Modeling Sources of Pollution. Dr. Christenson's dissertation used epidemiological principles to understand the effects of commercial hog operations on microbial surface water quality in NC.
Research Tools:
GIS, Microbiology (phenotypic, genotypic), Epidemiology, Community-based participatory research, Field Sampling, Modeling, Stakeholder Engagement, Systematic Review