Cristina M. Poindexter

Faculty Affiliate

PhD, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2014
MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2009
BS, Civil Engineering, Stanford University, 2002
Professional Engineer, State of California

Associate Professor

Department of Civil Engineering, California State University, Sacramento, 2021–present; Assistant Professor, 2015–2021

Faculty Affiliate

Office of Water Programs, California State University, Sacramento, 2017–present

Reviews dam breach inundation maps
Sizes woodland buffer for wave height reduction at a levee
Evaluates the effects of climate change on design storm runoff in small watersheds

Water Resources Engineer

Stetson Engineers, Inc., San Rafael, CA, 2002–2007

Modeled evapotranspiration to determine irrigation water requirements
Supported stream flow monitoring network
Numerically simulated flooding in rivers and creeks

Professional Interests

Dam breach inundation simulation tools, wetland restoration for subsidence reversal, flow measurement, engineering/science education