Emily Patton Alexander

Research Assistant
Better Together

Emily is working as the research assistant on the Better Together project. She graduated with a BA in Geoscience from Hamilton College. She has worked on research projects focused on water quality in Utica, NY, sedimentology in Kenya, and child care systems in Cleveland, OH. After graduation, she was a Bull City Fit Program Coordinator in Durham and became interested in how to extend health care beyond the clinic and into the community. Emily is passionate about identifying ways to work within communities to encourage healthy child development.

In her free time, she enjoys playing soccer, camping, and jig-saw puzzling.