Christina Krist

Christina Krist is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's College of Education. Her research focuses on enhancing science education through frameworks like the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), emphasizing the integration of disciplinary practices such as modeling and argumentation into classroom communities.

Dr. Krist investigates the epistemologies that guide student engagement in science learning, the positioning of students as knowledge constructors, and how teachers cultivate environments that support epistemic agency. Her work aims to bridge educational reforms with practical, meaningful classroom applications.