She graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2008 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. She earned her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2012 and recently finished her Ph.D. on the use of higher carbon number alcohols in SI engine fuels. She worked at Argonne National Lab as part of her Ph.D. research during which she operated an engine dynamometer and emissions measurement equipment. Outside of her engineering career, Kristina is the driver for Lawyer Motorsports which competes in the NHRA Top Dragster class throughout the Midwest.