Alexis is interested in how features of the built and social environment influence cognitive development (specifically, executive function) in early and middle childhood; as well as how community resilience and cultural identity can promote long-term health and academic achievement for children from underserved populations. Alexis graduated with her B.A. in Psychology from Seattle Pacific University where she researched self-regulation in children with Autism. She is an Aleut tribal member and previously worked to promote health and well-being in American Indian/Alaska Native children through youth program development at an AI/AN health organization in the Northwest.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
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