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Kristen is a genetic counselor who sees inpatients at multiple ICUs (NICU, CCU, PICU, Floor) across Omaha and patients in the Differences of Sexual Development Clinic at Children's Nebraska in tandem with geneticists. She was the founding genetic counselor for these clinical roles at her institution and has worked to expand access to rapid genomic testing across multiple hospital systems throughout Omaha. Her research has focused on exploring the role of an inpatient genetic counselor, expanding access to genomic testing in the ICU for critically ill patients, and exploring parental decision making about pursuing amnioinfusions when their fetus has renal anomalies. She was also involved in creating clinical surveillance guidelines for patients with Trisomy 13/Trisomy 18. Kristen is the Capstone Director for the Genetic Counseling Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.