Researcher
Christina B. Silva (she/her/hers) is a Filipina American Researcher at TERC. She began her career as a researcher through her participation in the TERC Scholars Program, a research internship opportunity for undergraduate students from marginalized backgrounds. Her research mainly focuses on the lived experiences of people of color, particularly women and girls of color, in STEM education and professions. She currently works on multiple, national-level funded projects, all of which are led by people of color, that are grounded in achieving STEM equity and inclusion. She has also assisted on research conducted by the American Institute of Physics TEAM-UP Task Force. She holds a Bachelor of Social Work from Simmons University.