Christina Romano is a Program Specialist with the after school STEM Program, STEM Academy, at John Hopkins Applied Physics Lab (APL). Before joining APL in April 2021, Christina spent over 10 years in STEM in a variety of roles, including as a teachers to students in grades 2-12, as a creator and facilitator of professional development for Maryland science teachers, as a science magazine editor at Scholastic, and as a designer for science and engineering content for BrainPOP. She has also published several articles in science and education journals. Christina holds a B.S. in Marine Biology from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and a M.S. in Biotechnology from John Hopkins University. When not working with STEM Academy, Christina enjoys rock climbing, research, and traveling.