Total Nerd? Yep.

Although she's no rock star, Christie has been known to rewrite popular music for the purpose of science communication. Here are some of her renditions, for your education and amusement.

Extinction's A Bitch (to the tune of "Bitch")

PhD (to the tune of "Billionaire")

Singer/Songwriter

Christie has been writing songs since she was a kid, some of which have been featured in her blog posts. The following are her original songs.

Lie Alone  (MP3)

A personal story of love and why it doesn't always work the way we hope, featured in Christie's 2011 Blog Post Time - and brain chemistry - heal all wounds

Pearls Before Swine  (MP3)

The final resolution of a heart betrayed one too many times,
featured in Christie's 2012 Blog Post Taking Einstein's Advice

Another Angry Song  (MP3)

When deep emotion blurs between love and hate,
featured in Christie's 2012 Blog Post Biochemically, All Is Fair

Stay Near Me  (MP3)

The first Musical Monday song, written when Christie was 17.

As Hard As It Is  (MP3)

The second Musical Monday song.

Gambler  (MP3)

The third Musical Monday song.