Cristina is the Lab Manager  for the Cognitive Axon Lab, a cognitive and computational neuroscience lab at Carnegie Mellon University. She graduated from Carnegie Mellon University May 2019 with a BS in Neuroscience with Departmental, College, and University Honors and Awards. During her undergraduate education, she received several scholarships and awards, including being named an Andrew Carnegie Scholar, first place awards for poster presentations, and a first author publication. In addition to her research, Cristina follows her passions in ballet folklórico, art, service, and advocacy.