Alex is a tangata Tiriti public health physician and Professor in Environmental Health at Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou. Her expertise is at the intersection of environmental sustainability and health equity, particularly how we respond to climate change in ways that bring co-benefits for health equity.

She uses a combination of action research, community epidemiology, participatory systems mapping and modelling, and policy analysis to improve decision-making and build commitment for healthy, te Tiriti-based climate action. She is the research lead for Te Ara Mua Future Streets, a complex community intervention study of street changes for place-making, walking and wheeling in Ngā Hau Māngere; and the co-Director of Climate Health Aotearoa, an emerging national research centre founded on recommendations from the report of Matike Mai Aotearoa.

Find out more about Alex