Alexandra Skinner

Alexandra Skinner, MPH is a research fellow in the Department of Health Law, Policy & Management at Boston University School of Public Health and manages the Covid-19 US State Policy (CUSP) database. Her research focuses on health and social policies that prevent infectious disease, reduce economic precarity, and promote health equity. Alexandra received a Master of Public Health degree in Epidemiology & Biostatistics from Boston University School of Public Health.

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Applying Pandemic Lessons to Improve Reproductive Health

February 1, 2022

Positive policy changes implemented during the pandemic should continue to promote reproductive health long-term.

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Environmental Justice Finally Legitimized in Massachusetts

October 21, 2021

The authors highlight recently passed Massachusetts environmental justice legislation and its implications.

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Research

Disparities Made Invisible: Covid-19 Lessons from the Navajo and Lummi Nations

December 8, 2020

Although Covid-19 rates are again rising across the country, we can learn from the Navajo and Lummi People.

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