She has considerable experience in the field of public health nutrition in several diverse settings including Nutritionist in Darfur and Country Nutrition and Care Practices Coordinator for Action Contre la Faim in Liberia as well as Medical Field Coordinator for Medecins Sans Frontieres-Spain in Liberia and Somalia. In her last 3 and a half years of employment, Alexandra was a Nutrition Advisor for International Medical Corps where she actively promoted formative research for behavior change as well as integration of Food security, Health and WASH interventions in Nutrition programming. During her MSc in Nutrition for Global Health at the LSHTM, she developed a high interest for the double burden of malnutrition.