Alexandra Cawthorne

Research Associate

Alexandra Cawthorne is a Research Associate in the Poverty & Prosperity and Women’s Health & Rights programs. Prior to joining American Progress, Alexandra worked as a legislative assistant on the Senate Banking Committee for chairman Chris Dodd primarily on housing-related issues. After graduating from Vassar College in 2004 with a dual degree in urban studies and psychology, she served as a Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow during which she lived for six months in New Orleans working for the southern regional office of the National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness. As a fellow, Alex also worked in Washington, DC for the Poverty and Race Research Action Council. Following the fellowship, she was a research associate for the Citizens' Commission on Civil Rights. She is originally from Baltimore, MD.