​Kristen is an author, educator, documentary filmmaker, nonprofit founder, and, of course, a former Vegas showgirl. Her debut memoir, Lost Vegas: Memoirs of a Showgirl, recounts her time in the Las Vegas entertainment industry in the early 2000s. Her creative writing, research, filmmaking, and academic work focuses on desert landscapes and cultures, particularly within the Southern California and Southern Nevada regions. She considers herself a historian, language-lover, bibliophile, useless information-hoarder, foodie, cat lady, fitness enthusiast, Fangela, and a Golden Girls superfan.