Rowe Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Alexa Friedman

Dr. Alexa Friedman
Dr. Alexa Friedman talks about cosmetic safety on Morning Mika.

Undergraduate Major: Individualized: Human Health Sciences
Updates: After graduating UConn in 2018, I pursued my doctorate in Environmental Health at Boston University School of Public Health where I defended my dissertation “Early life exposure to multiple metals and adolescent neurodevelopment” in 2022. After defending my PhD, I completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in the Epidemiology branch. Now, I have been working as a Senior Scientist at a non-profit based in DC, the Environmental Working Group where I lead the science portfolio for safety of cosmetic ingredients in personal care products. I also regularly serve as an on-air expert in media and was recently on Morning Mika on MSNBC.