Kristine Ziedina

Kristine Ziedina is a doctoral student at the University of Florida’s Historic Preservation program. Her passion for the history of the built environment started in Latvia, a Northern European country where she was born. She worked as an interior designer and project manager in Latvia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan. After relocating to the United States, Kristīne continued her education. In 2017, she graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies. In May 2019, she received her Master’s Degree from the University of Florida (UF) Historic Preservation Program. For her thesis, Kristine explored the history of screen block, one of the mid-century charter-defining materials, in relation to Florida’s built environment. Kristīne continues her studies by researching why spaces, places, and landscapes where cultural groups safeguard their heritage are invisible within the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) framework.