Karen Alexander, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
Ph.D., Nursing, Duquesne University
M.S.N, Community Systems Administration, Thomas Jefferson University
kalexander@friendsresearch.org
Phone: 410-837-3977 ext. 233
Fax: 410-752-4218
Dr. Alexander is a nurse scientist with a focus on improving healthcare delivery, especially for women and populations experiencing health inequities. Dr. Alexander has over 18 years of clinical experience as a registered nurse working with women and their families. She completed her PhD in Nursing at Duquesne University in 2018, and her dissertation resulted in further understanding of the significant mental health disparities experienced by women with opioid use disorder. She has received mentorship and support from several sources throughout her doctoral and post-doctoral work, including the Jonas Nurse Scholars Program, the American Academy of Nursing’s Duck Hee Kang Mentored Grant Writing Workshop, and the NIH-funded Michigan Integrative Well-Being and Inequality Training Program at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She is a member of the College on Problems of Drug Dependence and the Eastern Nursing Research Society. She received the College on Problems of Drug Dependence/NIDA Women & Sex/Gender Junior Investigator Travel Award in 2022 and the Distinguished Peer Award, Jonas Nursing and Veterans Healthcare in 2021.