Christina Kaviani

Christina Kaviani is a Lecturer in the Communication Studies Department at California Polytechnic State University's College of Liberal Arts. Her expertise spans gender-based violence prevention, emotional intelligence, activism, rhetorical principles in gender and sexuality, and human development. Her dissertation research examined smartphone impacts on sexual and social intimacy among college-aged males.

Kaviani holds a Ph.D. from Fielding Graduate University (2019), M.A. in Education from Cal Poly (2009), and B.A. in Sociology from UC Santa Cruz (2004). Her research has been published in the International Journal of Sex Education and Sexuality Society and Learning. Beyond academia, she maintains interests in cycling, music appreciation, and dance.