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Dr. Ross earned her PhD in 2019 from the University of Virginia, School of Nursing and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2013) from The University of Saint Joseph in Connecticut. Christina is also an emergency trauma prepared nurse. Her research interest involves health promotion and risk reduction among vulnerable adolescents locally and globally, sexual and reproductive health, and global health disparities. Her goal is to develop interventions to address the elevated rates of STIs and unintended teenage pregnancy, and ensure vulnerable youth have equal access to quality health care. Dr. Ross has a passion for global health and was the 2018 NIH Minority Health International Research Training Grant Scholar, where she mentored undergraduate students and conducted research among young adults in South Africa to understand alcohol use and its impact on pregnancy and relationships. Her most recent study/dissertation looked at Female adolescents’ perspectives regarding their SRH needs while in foster care.