Kristin studied Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon Univerity, along with a concentration in Cellular and Molecular Biotechnology and a minor in International Relations and Politics. While at Carnegie Mellon, she worked in the Wayne Macrophage Lab on a project related to Preeclampsia. After, she recieved a Fulbright Fellowship to continue investigating the condition in the UK. During her Fulbright, she completed an MSc in Health Research Methods and a dissertation related to transcriptomic differences between early and late onset preeclampsia.

Outside of the lab, Kristin loves reading, long runs/walks, and exploring local hole-in-the-wall resturants.