Christie Kwon

Christie Kwon M.S., D.C., M.P.H.
Research Chair, Faculty

Dr. Kwon completed her Doctor of Chiropractic degree within the Research Track at Life University, with Pi Tau Delta honors. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science and Master of Science in Biotechnology degrees from Johns Hopkins University, and a Master of Public Health degree from Emory University, with Delta Omega honors. She has also studied Health Policy at the Harvard School of Public Health and completed a Visiting Fellowship in Functional MRI at the Harvard Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging.

She is a full-time faculty member and Research Chair at Life University. Additionally, she serves as a Board Member and Research Fellow with the Foundation for Vertebral Subluxation, the Alumni Council of Johns Hopkins University, the Clinical Advisory Panel for the Australian Spinal Research Foundation, and the Board of the Academy of Chiropractic Family Practice.

Dr. Kwon is involved in subluxation-based chiropractic research focused on the epidemiology of vertebral subluxation. She has also engaged in chiropractic and public health research related to maternal and child health outcomes and is interested in studies on the utilization of fMRI in special populations under care. Her research background includes work with the Emory Child Health and Mortality Prevention Study (CHAMPS), the former National Cancer Institute’s American Health Foundation, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine – Neurology Institute for Cell Engineering, the Johns Hopkins Hospital Harriet Lane Adolescent Clinic, and the Engineering Research Center for Computer Integrated Surgical Systems and Technology. She is also a former intern with the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council Health Committee. In 2021, she was named Chiropractic Researcher of the Year by the ICA’s Upper Cervical Council, and Chiropractic Researcher of the Year by the FVS in 2023. She has presented her work to chiropractors, educators, and other healthcare professionals from a diverse array of disciplines all over the world.