Nicoletta Alexander

A passionate faculty member, educator, and mentor, Dr. Alexander has 30 years of healthcare and higher education experience. She is dedicated to supporting the success of adult learners pursuing public health graduate degrees. She holds a PhD in Health Sciences earned in 2008, complemented by a Master of Public Health with a specialization in Environmental and Occupational Health attained in 1999 and a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management in 1997. Her academic journey led her to join Walden University's School of Health Sciences, Public Health Faculty, in 2011.

At Walden, Dr. Alexander has demonstrated her expertise through a range of courses, including Environmental Health: Local to Global, Perspectives of Health, Foundations for Doctoral Success in Public Health, Perspectives on Health, Essentials of Public Health, Principles of Health Communication, and Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation. Additionally, she instructs Practicum I and Practicum II: Capstone Experience in Public Health. She chairs several public health capstone committees for doctoral students, serves as a Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate student mentor, and works on a variety of programmatic and university-level task groups and advisory councils. Beyond Walden, Dr. Alexander has enriched the educational landscape by teaching diverse subjects like Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology, Health Policy and Politics, Sports, Nutrition, and Weight Management, and Nutrition and Chronic Disease at various institutions.

Dr. Alexander's career has been marked by additional impactful roles. Prior to joining Walden, she served as the Chronic Disease Program Evaluator at the Florida Department of Health for many years. Other prior roles include human subject’s clinical research coordination, contract and grant administration, as well as healthcare data analytics and claims operations.

Courses Taught

PUBH 6637 - Practicum: Field Experience in Public Health

PUBH 6034 - Environmental Health: Local to Global

PUBH 6005 - Perspectives on Health and the Developing Professional

PUBH 6638 - Practicum I: Field Experience in Public Health

PUBH 6639 - Practicum II: Field Experience in Public Health

PUBH 8004 - Foundations for Doctoral Success in Public Health

Education

PhD, Touro University International

MS, Florida A&M University

BS, Florida A&M University

Public Service

Lee County School District, FL School Advisory Council (SAC) , Member - Cape Coral

Awards / Honors

Faculty Excellence Award, Walden University , 2024

Faculty Excellence Award, Walden University , 2014

Faculty Excellence Award, Walden University , 2014

Publications

Davis, W., Alexander, N., Fufaa, G. (2018). Association Between Child Abuse and Hypertension in Adulthood. Global Scientific Research Journal of Public Health

Presentations

Foltysova, J., Schwab, M., Alexander, N., Green, E., Flaherty, K. (2025). Evaluating a 6-Hour Interactive Empathy & EI Training for Faculty: A Faculty-Student Collaboration. Walden University

Alexander, PhD, MPH, N. (2020). Mental Health Matters. Walden University

Ponte, A., Alexander, N., Shen, J. (2017). Paths to Tier 1 genomics implementation: A survey of chronic disease directors. American Public Health Association

Morris, A., Prehn, A., Alexander, N., Anderson, P. (2015). Comparison of the Consumer Nutrition Environment Within Chain Supermarkets Located in Low and High Income Communities. Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior

Alexander, N. (2011). Real‑World Examples of Using and Sharing Evaluation Results. Florida Department of Health

Alexander, N. (2008). Evaluating Your Programs. Florida Department of Health

Alexander, N. (2006). Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Best Practices. Florida Department of Health

Alexander, N. (2006). Diabetes in Women throughout the Life Stages. Florida Department of Health