Alexa joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as an Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in January 2023. Alexa completed a Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with Professor Ryan Hayward studying photochemical and photothermal methods to control shape morphing in polymer constructs. In 2020, Alexa joined the group of Prof. Chris Bowman at the University of Colorado Boulder and pursued research on how dynamic covalent chemistry can be used to control self-assembly in polymer materials and interfaced with additive manufacturing. There, Alexa’s work was recognized with an Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chemical Sciences. Outside of lab, Alexa enjoys cheering for Philadelphia sports teams, reading novels, and going on hikes with her partner and dog.