Christine is the Associate Director for Research and Policy for the STOP Obesity Alliance at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. She is the co-author of the STOP Obesity Alliance’s Comprehensive Obesity Benefit Guide for Employers.

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Christine also serves as the Coordinator for the Obesity Care Advocacy Network (OCAN), a coalition of over 40 organizations devoted to changing how obesity is perceived and addressed in the United States. OCAN works to expand access to evidence-based obesity treatments by uniting key stakeholders and the broader obesity community around significant education, policy, and legislative initiatives.

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She has a master’s in public affairs from the University of Texas’ LBJ School of Public Affairs.

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