"Kristine is board certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. An Arizona native, she began her nursing career in 2012 as a staff nurse with Banner Health and received her undergraduate degree from Arizona State University in 2015. She obtained her graduate degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2018. While in Dallas, she worked as an ER nurse for Baylor Scott & White at a level 1 trauma center prior to moving back to Arizona. She has a passion for teaching and education with an emphasis on disease prevention and health promotion and is a member of the American Nurses Association and Arizona Nurse Practitioner Council. In her free time, she enjoys staying active, hiking, and spending time with her two dogs."