Christina Babbitt, PhD

Christina is a manager in the California Groundwater Program at EDF, where she is working with her team to launch replicable groundwater sustainability pilot projects across California’s Central Valley. In these efforts, Christina works to build partnerships in the agricultural community, foster collaboration among NGOs, agencies, water districts, and agricultural partners, and contributes technical expertise on water governance structure and design.

Christina’s past research has focused on sustainable water resources management in stressed watersheds within the western U.S., Europe, and eastern Africa. Prior to joining EDF, Christina worked as a senior associate at Blue Earth Consultants, LLC in Oakland, California, where she specialized in natural resource management, institutional design and effectiveness, and strategic planning. Previously, Christina held positions with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Services Center in Oakland, California, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water in Washington, D.C.

Christina holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resources from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln; a M.Sc. in Environmental Science and Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems from Florida International University; and B.A. in International Relations from Rollins College.