Hi there! I'm Alex, an applied health services researcher (and optimist) searching for practicable solutions to complex and thorny health care challenges. 

Driven by principles of disability justice and health abolition, I study how to hold public disability and aging systems accountable to health equity. My work promotes non-punitive models of care that center community well-being and the experiences of marginalized groups. 

 Over the past decade, I've examined access, quality, and racial equity in Medicaid and the Veterans Health Administration. My journey has included identifying best practices in culturally responsive substance use disorder education for social workers and nurses, developing person-centered outcomes measures for clinical trials, and analyzing claims and interview data to understand home-based care delivery. Now, my work centers on three "levers": (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 Postdoctoral Fellow at the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy and Brandeis University.