Christa is a Clinical Nurse Scientist at Cooper University Hospital and a Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School at Rowan University.  During her 30+ years in nursing, she has practiced clinically, directed critical care quality improvement and clinical research and was the Program Manager for a North American sepsis clinical trial. Christa received her Diploma in Nursing from Helene Fuld School of Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Thomas Jefferson University and her Masters of Science in Nursing and Doctorate of Nursing Practice degrees from Drexel University.

Christa has lectured nationally and internationally and has authored or co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Dr. Schorr served as national faculty for the Phase III and IV Society of Critical Care Medicine Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) Collaboratives and three statewide collaboratives and is a co-investigator for the NHLBI sponsored Assessment of Implementation Methods in Sepsis and Respiratory Failure (AIMS) trial.

Dr. Schorr was the 2021 SSC Guidelines Committee Group Head for the long-term outcomes and goals of care section and is an at large member for the 2026 SSC Guidelines. In 2021, Dr. Schorr received the prestigious Asmund S. Laerdal Memorial Award in conjunction with the 50^th annual Critical Care Congress.  Dr. Schorr stresses the importance of early sepsis identification, and the significance of patient and family engagement.