Christina Walker
- Ph.D., Leadership, Trinity International University
- M.A., Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary
- B.M., Performing Arts, University of Hartford
Christina M. Walker is an assistant professor of leadership and program coordinator for the Master of Arts in Leadership.
Walker has additional experience in higher education at the University of Redlands and Wheaton College. Prior to working in higher education, she led in the corporate world as a commercial banking officer and branch manager, served as a full-time pastor and started two businesses. She is currently a leadership consultant at Tall Trees Global Consulting.
Walker specializes in working with individuals and teams to grow their leadership skills, manage transition and change, strengthen diversity and inclusion in their organizations, and create healthy rhythms to sustain their leadership. She brings together her passions for leadership, adult learning, and systems thinking to equip diverse leaders in the public, private, and non-profit sectors to expand their influence in their community and beyond.
In 2020, Walker was selected as a Fetzer Institute/Academy of Management Scholar. In 2021, she and a colleague were awarded a Lilly Grant to study spiritual entrepreneurship. Her recent co-authored journal article, "Black mothers at work: A contemplative and anti-oppressive approach to dismantling workplace oppression," was published in the Journal of Management, Spirituality, and Religion (2022) and received the journal's best paper award.