Hi there! I'm Alex, an applied health services and policy researcher focused on improving disability and aging care. Driven by principles of disability justice and health abolition, I work to promote models of care that support community well-being, avoid punishment, and center the experiences of marginalized groups.
Over the past decade, I've used quality measurement and implementation science approaches to examine access, quality, and racial equity in Medicaid and the Veterans Health Administration. My journey has included training social work and nursing students to provide culturally responsive behavioral health care, developing person-centered outcomes measures for clinical trials, and analyzing claims and interview data to better understand home-based care delivery Now, my work centers on three "levers" to improve care: (1) health plan coverage and benefit design, (2) quality measurement and accreditation, and (3) dissemination and implementation science.
In summer 2025, I completed my PhD in Health Services and Policy Research at Boston University. I am currently a Torda Health Care Quality and Equity Fellow at the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA). I previously earned my MPH from Boston University and my bachelor's degree from Brown University.
Over the past decade, I've used quality measurement and implementation science approaches to examine access, quality, and racial equity in Medicaid and the Veterans Health Administration. My journey has included training social work and nursing students to provide culturally responsive behavioral health care, developing person-centered outcomes measures for clinical trials, and analyzing claims and interview data to better understand home-based care delivery Now, my work centers on three "levers" to improve care: (1) health plan coverage and benefit design, (2) quality measurement and accreditation, and (3) dissemination and implementation science.
In summer 2025, I completed my PhD in Health Services and Policy Research at Boston University. I am currently a Torda Health Care Quality and Equity Fellow at the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA). I previously earned my MPH from Boston University and my bachelor's degree from Brown University.