Writing

Alexis is an experienced writer across both academic and public platforms. Her academic work explores the intersections of medical sociology, bioethics, and public health, with published research on topics such as ethical decision-making, health inequalities, and patient experiences within the NHS. In addition to peer-reviewed journals, she regularly writes for public audiences, contributing expert commentary and analysis to outlets like The Independent, The Conversation, and other major media. Her writing aims to make complex ethical and social issues in healthcare accessible, relevant, and impactful — bridging the gap between research, policy, and public understanding.

Her new book, Understanding Health, Illness and Society, explores how our understanding of “health” has shifted over the last century, and why definitions matter. It uncovers the social forces—poverty, class, gender, ethnicity, housing, employment—that determine who gets sick and who stays well. Along the way, it examines public health campaigns, commercial influences and the politics of resource allocation, revealing how power and policy influence the health of nations.

If you are curious about the hidden links between society and well-being, this book offers a fresh lens on one of the most urgent questions of our time: what does it take to build a healthy society?