Cristina McBride-Serrano

Biography

Cristina has experience in soil science and sustainable land management across research, government and consultancy. She specialises in soil survey and assessment, agricultural land evaluation, sustainable soil management, with particular expertise in physical processes that influence soil function, including soil water movement, erosion, and soil-root interactions.

Cristina works on a range of development, infrastructure and environmental projects, providing soil and agricultural land assessments to support land-use planning and management decisions. She combines field survey experience with data analysis and interpretation to assess soil resource constraints and opportunities, supporting practical and sustainable land-use outcomes.

Before joining SLR, Cristina worked in Defra's Soil & Peat Science Team, contributing to the development of the national principles for sustainable soil management in agriculture. She also worked on the Horizon 2020 SHui project and completed a PhD at Lancaster University and the James Hutton Institute, where her research focused on the use of cover crops to improve soil stability and agricultural resilience to flooding and drought.