Christi has enjoyed a neuroscience nursing career for more than 20 years. Her professional work has focused on advancing the care of neuroscience patients through stroke and traumatic brain injury research. She currently works for the University of California Davis as a Nurse Practitioner in neurological surgery and a consultant for traumatic brain injury research. She is a strong advocate for nursing education and serves as clinical faculty at the University of California San Francisco in the department of physiological nursing.