Christine’s primarily researches alongside culturally and linguistically diverse. Her research interests include professional identity construction, professionalism, teacher beliefs, immigrant/refugee families' engagement in early childhood settings, parent-child interactions, and early literacy. She recently worked with several colleagues to research the barriers that newcomers in Regina experience in accessing education, employment, and child care in collaboration with the Regina Region Local Immigration Partnership. Christine is a former teacher who has lived and worked in Colombia, Japan, Mexico, Guatemala, Egypt, as well as in two First Nations communities in Canada.