Dr. Kristina Harshman is a Dissertation Program Chair and the Residency Director for the College of Doctoral Studies at Grand Canyon University. A GCU master’s and EdD program alumna, Dr. Harshman has been in the field of education for over 25 years, teaching multiple subjects and grades while being heavily involved in high school coaching and athletic administration. In 2018, she began teaching the GCU doctoral residencies full-time. In 2024 she moved into the Residency Director position, and still actively serves as a Dissertation Chair and teacher research courses for the College of Doctoral Studies. Dr. Harshman and her husband pastor a church in Mesa, AZ, where she leads worship and teaches. In her spare time, she enjoys gourmet cooking, traveling, and writing.