Alex is a public health social worker in Boston, MA, where she currently works as a trainer for the MASBIRT Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Program at Boston Medical Center. In this role Alex works to develop and deliver dynamic trainings in Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) and Motivational Interviewing to assist organizations to implement these approaches in their practice with patients and clients. Since joining the team in 2017, Alex has provided training, technical assistance, coaching and implementation support to organizations across the state of Massachusetts. Her past experience includes several years of direct service provision in the non-profit sector with youth and adults in areas of intimate partner violence, sexual health, mental health, substance use, and infectious disease. Alex holds a Master’s of Social Work and a Master’s of Public Health from Boston University, and a Bachelor’s of Arts from Boston College.