Dr. Christopher is an assistant professor of pediatrics at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in pediatric neuropsychology. She received her undergraduate degrees from the University of Central Florida and her PhD in Counseling Psychology with a major emphasis in neuropsychology at the University of Houston. She completed her pre-doctoral training at the University of Florida Health Science Center – neuropsychology track and a two year fellowship at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She conducts comprehensive neuropsychological evaluations for pediatric populations with oncologic, hematologic, neurological, and genetic conditions. Her clinical interests center on the neuropsychological assessment of children and adolescents with pediatric brain tumors, neurofibromatosis types 1 and 2, and epilepsy (including presurgical evaluations), as well as the cognitive and behavioral sequelae associated with neurological conditions and their treatment.
Dr. Christopher’s research has focused on neurocognitive and functional outcomes in children and adolescents with complex medical and neurological conditions, with a particular emphasis on pediatric oncology and brain-tumor survivorship. She has contributed to several NIH/NCI-funded studies examining symptom burden, neurocognitive outcomes, and functional outcomes among pediatric brain-tumor patients, including the effects of different radiotherapy approache. Her work has been supported and recognized through the NIH/NCI Loan Repayment Program for Pediatric Research and an NIH/NCI Diversity Supplement.