Christiana received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Florida and Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining CVTSA, she worked as a Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida and as a Cardiac Surgery Nurse Practitioner at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Virginia Council of Nurse Practitioners and American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.