Post-Doctoral Scholar
Stanford University; School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States
Alexis is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health in the School of Medicine at Stanford University with Dr. Michelle Odden’s lab. Alexis holds a BS in Biological Sciences from University of California Irvine, an MPH in Epidemiology/Biostatistics from University of California Berkeley and a Doctorate in Epidemiologic Science from the University of Michigan. Her research is broadly focused on the causes and consequences of racial disparities in accelerated aging. She is particularly interested in the interplay of structural and interpersonal racism, and the psychobiological mechanisms in which they produce early health declines in minoritized populations. Her work to date has focused on the health of Black women as they enter into life-stages, such as the midlife menopausal transition, where cardio-metabolic risk is high. Alexis also has a strong interest in causal inference, and applies causal inference theory and methods to these areas of research to mitigate and quantify bias.
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Epidemiologic Geroscience Innovations at the Nexus of Reproductive Aging and Women’s Health
Saturday, November 11, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
Saturday, November 11, 2023
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET