Edward Alexander

Past Fellow

Edward Alexander is an MPH graduate of Boston University School of Public Health, where he studied community assessment, program design, implementation, and evaluation. As a student, he was a 2020 PHP writing fellow. His primary concerns are the way historic systems of racial and ethnic inequality manifest themselves in present health inequities. He is specifically driven to work within communities to improve their access to and utilization of health services, especially in chronic disease and reproductive services.

Edward's Work:

04.19.2021 Figure showing surveillance policies and levels of support

Electronic Contact Tracing

Researchers found the level of support for contact tracing apps was far below public checks for fevers or traditional contact tracing by phone.

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03.31.2021 a pregnant woman holding her belly

Listening to Mothers

Implicit bias toward patients, whether based on socioeconomic status, race, or ethnicity, often leads medical professionals to overlook some patients’ ability to make informed healthcare decisions about their pregnancies.

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03.26.2021 a map of the los angeles county

Health Equity

Pharmacy Deserts

Twenty-four percent of all LA County census tracts are pharmacy deserts. But they are not created equal.

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03.01.2021 a graph of a number of people

Health Equity

Women's Work

As long as our current gender roles levy more domestic work on women, their productivity is at risk.

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02.16.2021 a graph of different colored bars

Health Equity

Less Stress

Conventional research on stress, poverty, and race often concludes that poorer minority families live the most stressful lives; a recent study suggests that, in Detroit, there is more to the story.

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02.08.2021 a man's head with a hat facing each other

Crime and Punishment

America’s vision of crime and punishment sustains racial inequity and rests on state violence. What we need is care and community investment.

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