About

Hi! I'm Dr. Chris Maria
I am an award-winning author and keynote speaker in the Upstate of SC. I deliver engaging and meaningful presentations to schools, colleges and universities, conferences, and community organizations.
I am a former public school English teacher and college professor. I received my Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
My research focuses on improving education for teen mothers (pregnant and parenting students), and I am the award-winning author of Helping Teen Moms Graduate: Strategies for Families, Schools, and Community Organizations (published as Christine M. Stroble, Rowman & Littlefield).
I am the founder of Teen Moms Anonymous, a support group program for pregnant and parenting teens ages 15-19 and women who have been teen moms. I knew from my research, professional and personal experience that many teen moms and women who have been teen moms are emotionally wounded and need emotional support. I created Teen Moms Anonymous to give them a safe place to support each other.
I am myself the daughter of a teen mom, and I share my personal story of overcoming a difficult relationship with my mother in my inspiring memoir (forthcoming 2025), Daughter of a Teen Mom: A Daughter's Journey to Understanding Her Mother's Story.
I live in the Upstate of SC with my teenage son.

Founder of Teen Moms Anonymous
I am the founder of Teen Moms Anonymous, a support group program for pregnant and parenting teens ages 15-19 and women who have been teen moms. Teen Moms Anonymous is a safe place where participants can (1) meet others who have walked a similar path, (2) find emotional and moral support, and (3) learn skills and find resources to help them grow into a more confident, skilled woman and mother.
Click below to learn more about Teen Moms Anonymous.
"There is not one book in this bookstore that addresses that issue (Helping Teen Moms Graduate)"
--- Manager, Barnes & Noble
Until now. . .
