
Christina Swan
Co-Founder, Sciences, Admissions
Christina is a co-founder of Waterloo School and teaches science. Before Waterloo, Christina taught molecular biology, biology, and chemistry at Regents School of Austin for ten years, where she also served as a faculty dean for the Math and Science department for seven of those years and started and directed the Science Club for grammar school students. Prior to that she helped start Providence Hall, a Christian school in Santa Barbara. She holds a Ph.D. in molecular pathology from the University of California, San Diego and worked as a post-doctorate fellow on HIV research at the prestigious Scripps Research Institute in California. Christina graduated with a bachelor’s of science honors degree in Biology from Westmont College. She and her family are members of The Vine church in Austin. Christina and her husband Dennis, who is also a scientist, have a Waterloo 10th grade daughter, Jasmine, and a fourth-grade son, Jonathan.
Education
- Ph.D. Molecular Pathology, UC San Diego (2006)
- B.S. Molecular Biology, Westmont College (1998)
- B.S. Honors Biology, Westmont College (1998)
Experience
- Science Teacher and Dean of Faculty, Math and Science, Regents School of Austin (2008-2018)
- Science Teacher, Providence School (2007-2008)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, UC San Diego (2006-2007)
Posts by Christina Swan
Mark your calendars for Waterloo’s Fall Student Showcase on Wednesday, November 2, at 7 pm! Our students have taken a deep dive into the design process this term, but what exactly is the design process? Imagine taking a class where you are presented with a challenge that you need to address for a specific audience.…
Read MoreNote: see below for opportunities to learn more about Waterloo It is final exam week in my home: the week before Christmas break when every student is preparing to cram a semester’s worth of material into their heads long enough to reproduce it on a two-hour test, and repeat again the next day. Why do…
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