Alex graduated from Penn State University in 2016 with a BS in Biology and minor in Psychology. She worked at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, NY for two years, studying motor neurorehabilitation in chronic stroke patients. Alex stared her doctoral studies in the Graduate Program in Neuroscience in 2019. She is a member of Dr. Maki's lab in the Women's Mental Health Research Program. She is interested in cognitive and brain health during the menopausal transition and factors contributing to cognitive decline in midlife women. She is also interested in sleep health during the menopausal transition.