Cristina is a PhD researcher interested in the sustainable management of soil and water in agricultural systems. Her current research, funded by the James Hutton Institute and the Perry Foundation, focuses on the effect of cover crop diversity on soil-associated agroecosystem services under varying water availability. Previously, she was a research technician working on SHui, a multidisciplinary EU-funded project, and investigated the impact of cover crop mixtures under-sown in maize on soil structure and water retention in Cumbria, UK.