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Christina is a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow, working on the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study. Her current work focuses on understanding the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Scotland within a broader international context. Christina has extensive experience in quantitative research analysis, particularly in developing contextually-sensitive measures of childhood adversity and mental health, and in evaluating the role of social protection interventions in mitigating long-term mental health outcomes. Before joining the University of Glasgow, Christina completed her PhD at the University of Edinburgh, where her doctoral thesis, embedded in the ERC-funded INTERRUPT_VIOLENCE project in South Africa, explored how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) shape adult mental health outcomes and how social protection interventions such as cash transfers can mitigate poor mental health in low-resource, high-ACE contexts. Her subsequent research fellowship project aimed to identify 'interrupters' of intergenerational continuity of violence. Christina has a strong track record of working with interdisciplinary international teams and collaborations across academia, NGOs, and policy, driven by her commitment to producing evidence that directly informs policy and practice to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for children and families. Alongside her academic career, Christina has practitioner experience working one-on-one with children and families in the field of child protection, which continues to shape her research and strengthen her focus on policy and practice impact.