Alexis Robles-Fradet is a Policy Analyst in the National Health Law Program’s Los Angeles offices, where she works in several areas including: Medi-Cal and Medicaid coverage, maternal health, expanding access to doula care, Essential Health Benefits, public health research, and behavioral health.

Alexis graduated from University of California, Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Modern Literature. Her Anthropology senior research thesis focused on comparisons between alternative medicine and western biomedicine, particularly for Mexico’s Yaqui indigenous population. Her Modern Literature senior research thesis explored feminist retellings of common fairytales.

Prior to graduate school, she worked as a community health worker at a community clinic in San Diego, California. During this time, Alexis conducted outreach and education on available health services and health insurance options. She also worked as a bilingual certified enrollment counselor for Covered California and helped community members enroll in Medi-Cal and SNAP.

Alexis earned a Master of Public Health degree from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. The focus of her MPH was in Community Health Sciences and her Public Health Analysis and Culminating Experience was on The Effect of Racism on the Mental Health of Black Women in the United States. She also earned an additional Graduate Certificate in Program Management. While at Tulane University, she interned for the Louisiana Office of Public Health’s Bureau of Family Health as a Health Equity Intern.

Outside of work, Alexis enjoys reading primarily horror and science fiction, listening to music and podcasts, watching movies, perfumery, and most of all, spending time with her dog.