Kristen is a Project Coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Center for Health and Media in Pittsburgh. Kristen received her master's degree in Public Health in 2008 form the University of Pittsburgh. Her focus was Behavioral and Community Health and Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response. Her undergraduate work was also completed at the University of Pittsburgh and included degrees in both Psychology and Sociology. Her research experience has involved projects with diverse areas of interest including: mental health, violence and substance abuse; management of chronic pain in elderly populations; patient safety; and currently adolescents and media literacy education.

Email: ricekr@upmc.edu