Alexandra Casison

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Ph.D. Student, Demography, University of Pennsylvania

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M.P.H., Global Health, Emory University, 2023

B.S., Human Biology/Global Health, University of California San Diego, 2021

A.A., Biology, San Diego CCD Mesa College, 2018

Entered Program: 2023

Alexandra Casison is a first-year Demography PhD and Wharton dual MA in Statistics and Data Science student. She is also an NIH/NICHD T32 trainee and an Associate Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. Alex holds an MPH in Global Health from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and a joint BS in Global Health and Human Biology from the University of California, San Diego. Her previous research has focused on LGBTQIA+ migrant and refugee health challenges at the US-Mexico border; PrEP uptake among trans women in Manila, Philippines; racial health disparities and self-rated health in the US; and common breast cancer myths and misconceptions among Andean women in Cusco, Peru. As a mixed-methods researcher, Alex focuses on the intersection of demography and global health, with a particular emphasis on the health issues of LGBTQIA+ individuals, people living with HIV, and migrants.