Christiana received her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, where she served as a Senior Editor on the Michigan Law Review. While in law school, she also served as student attorney with the Michigan Innocence Clinic and the Michigan Women’s Justice & Clemency Project. Prior to law school, Christiana received her B.A. in Political Science and History, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from the University at Buffalo (SUNY).