She began diving four years ago and is now a rescue diver. Through diving she has developed an interest in hyperbaric medicine, which led her to pursue post-baccalaureate studies at the University of Houston Downtown. Her internship will focus on collecting PDE data with field researcher Bobby Forbes and will work with divers who are exploring the shipwrecks at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. She will also learn about local hyperbaric chamber operations. Christa will be the seventh intern working in Scapa.