Perhaps later today, you will head to the grocery store to get some fresh fruits and vegetables, which are important for a healthy diet.
In this program, we’re looking at the issue of pesticide use on our produce, with Dr. Alexa Friedman of the Environmental Working Group or EWG. The EWG has shopper’s guides to help people evaluate what they say are the healthier choices in the produce aisle; items that generally contain less pesticide residue.
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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.
At EWG, Alexa supports EWG’s consumer databases, policy and research in the areas of personal care and cleaning products, pesticides and food chemicals. In her free time, Alexa enjoys reading and spending time outdoors.
