Alexandra L. Nowak, PhD, JD, RN

Assistant Professor

Assistant Dean for the PhD in Nursing Program

Dr. Alexandra Nowak is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for the PhD in Nursing Program at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing. She received her PhD from The Ohio State University College of Nursing and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University School of Nursing. Dr. Nowak’s research interest is in biopsychosocial determinants of preterm birth (PTB) and perinatal health in Black birthing people. Her recent research, funded by an NIH NIMHD K23, will determine the relationships among perceived (disorder, crime) and objective (census data) neighborhood disadvantage, psychological stress, integrated SNP and DNAm data, and PTB in Black pregnant people. 

Specialty Area

Perinatal Health Disparities, Preterm Birth, Genomics