Alexa Friedman, Ph.D.

She/her/hers
Senior Scientist
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Location

Durham, NC
United States

Education
B.S Individualized: Human Health Sciences at University of Connecticut
Ph.D Environmental Health at Boston University School of Public Health
Areas of Focus
Personal Care Products
Cosmetics
Family Health
Children’s Health
Toxic Chemicals
Press Contact
Iris Myers
[email protected]
(202) 667-6982

Alexa is an environmental epidemiologist interested in reducing exposure to harmful chemicals. Before joining EWG, Alexa completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Environmental Sciences, where she focused on the reproductive effects of exposure to chemicals in consumer products. 

Alexa completed her doctorate in environmental health at Boston University School of Public Health, with a concentration in environmental epidemiology. Her dissertation focused on early-life exposure to metals and their association with children’s neurodevelopment. Alexa completed a Bachelor of Science in human health sciences from the University of Connecticut.

She is on the board of the International Society of Exposure Science and is an active member of  both the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology and the Developmental Neurotoxicology Society.

In her free time, Alexa enjoys reading, traveling and finding the best places for coffee and pastries.

External Publications

In The News

This paper focused on the relationship between exposure to individual phthalates and preterm birth. But that’s not how people are exposed to chemicals.

Alexa Friedman, Ph.D.
Foods we eat are covered in plastics that may be causing a rise in premature bi…
CNN

These types of marketing claims that we’ve seen, especially recently, with terms like ‘all natural.’ Right now, it’s hard for anyone to figure out what the best purchase is, me included.

Alexa Friedman, Ph.D.
States work to ban period products containing toxic PFAS after 2023 report
The Guardian

Chronic exposure to a substance that blocks or alters hormone activity can have serious consequences, added Alexa Friedman, a senior scientist on the healthy living team at the Environmental Working Group.

Alexa Friedman, Ph.D.
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are everywhere and could have many health impact…
CNN
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