Dr. Kristina Collins KD8OXT uses virtual reality and sonification to study interdisciplinary science questions in Earth system science. As the Chief Operations Scientist for the HamSCI Personal Space Weather Station Network, she coordinates with the citizen scientist maintainers of the network to identify events of interest, plan campaigns, and validate and curate data for scientific use. Her research interests include distributed instrumentation, citizen science and robotics, and she is particularly interested the use of open-source hardware and software to broaden participation and accelerate progress in science and engineering. She holds a PhD and BS/MS in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, as well as memberships in the American Geophysical Union, the Order of the Engineer and the Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists. She is an active amateur radio operator and the 2025 recipient of the Dayton Amateur Radio Association's Technical Award. Outside of radio, her hobbies include sailing on Lake Erie and being largely ignored by her cats.