Alexis Reeves

Bio

Alexis is a Propel postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health in the School of Medicine with Dr. Michelle Odden’s lab. 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.

Academic Appointments

• Instructor, Epidemiology and Population Health

Professional Education

• PhD, University of Michigan, Epidemiology (2021)
• MPH, University of California, Berkeley, Epidemiology/Biostatistics (2017)
• BS, University of California, Irvine, Biological Sciences (2012)