Graduate Intern, Climate, Health, and Environment
Alexandra Holland
she/her
Older adult health,
climate change adaptation,
extreme weather
climate change adaptation,
extreme weather
Alex Holland is a Graduate Intern in Climate, Health, and Environment for the Federation of American Scientists. She is a second year PhD student in Population Health Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where she studies the effects of climate change on public health, especially for older adults.
A Graduate Fellow with the Archer Center (“where Texas meets the world”), Alex is working with the FAS Climate, Health, and Energy team to advance equitable solutions at the nexus of public health and environmental challenges, including extreme heat and natural disasters. Prior to her beginning her PhD journey, she received her BSW and MSW in social work, and is a licensed social worker in the State of Texas.