Karina Christopher

Associate ProfessorChild and Family Studies

Karina Christopher

Contact

Office Location

  • Emery 303

Office Hours

  • Tue/Thur: 8:30 a.m. – noon
  • Fri: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00pm

Biography

Dr. Karina Christopher (she/her/hers) fulfilled her dream to become a faculty member at Berea College in 2024. Her professional career began as a clinical dietitian at hospitals and at an outpatient oncology center. She enjoys providing medical nutrition therapy to improve the overall health of individuals. Following her career in clinical dietetics, she began working in higher education teaching medical nutrition therapy, fundamentals of nutrition, food science, food culture, and sports nutrition. With her educational background in gerontology, she also taught social gerontology and family dynamics and aging. She uses her real-world experience to enhance the learning of students.
Professionally, Dr. Christopher provides sports nutrition consultation with athletes of all ages. She is a past-president of the Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and currently serves at the House of Delegates for this organization. In her free time, she enjoys outdoor activities like kayaking and pickleball, with family and friends. She also loves to cook and read while snuggled up with her cats. She has lived in Berea over 20 years and is always willing to give advice for the best places to eat in town.

Degrees

  • PhD. Gerontology University of Kentucky-2016
  • M.S. Community Nutrition Eastern Kentucky University-2004
  • Dietetic Internship Eastern Kentucky University-2004
  • B.S. General Dietetics Northwest Missouri State University-2002

Publications & Works

  • Page, C., Christopher, K ., Humphrey, C., & Simpkins, L. (2023). “Virtual Interprofessional Education – Lessons Learned”, Journal of Allied Health, 52(3).

    Page, C.G, Christopher, K., Simpkins, L.S., Humphrey, C.E., Jones, L.G., & Sciascia, A.D (2021). “Where I am weak, they are strong”: Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Education. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 19(2).

    Fleischer, A., Callahan, A., Christopher, K., Cummings, A., & Davies, C. (2020). Virtual breast cancer education and support group for self-care management and function: a study protocol applying person-centered principles. Physical Therapy Reviews, published online: 13 Aug 2020. https://youtu.be/rJ9Y3AgtGxg

    Humphrey, C., Christopher, K., & Ginn, C. (2020). Interprofessional Education: A Team Approach in the Classroom. Pedagogicon Conference Proceedings. 3. https://encompass.eku.edu/pedagogicon/2019/attract/3

    Sciascia, A., Christopher, K., Humphrey, C., Simpkins, L., Page, C.G., & Jones, L.G. (2019). Test/Re-test reliability of the readiness for interprofessional education learning scale and interdisciplinary education perception scale in health science students, Journal of Interprofessional Care, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2019.1699038