Education
University of Michigan.
University of Michigan.
She has appeared on Today, Morning Joe, The Meredith Vieira Show. and "The Doctor Oz Show" in discussion of her book, Not Fade Away, about living with Usher syndrome type III, which she co-wrote with Sascha Alper. Her brother is National Broadcasting Company News journalist Peter Alexander. Alexander"s fraternal twin brother is Daniel Alexander, whose is also an attorney.
Her older brother is National Broadcasting Company News journalist Peter Alexander.
Alexander was diagnosed with the condition of Usher syndrome type III in late childhood. Alexander dedicated her book to her mother and step-mother.
Alexander earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, and double Master"s degrees from Columbia University in social work and public health. She has been the subject of stories and features in Marie Claire in 2007, New York Magazine in 2009, and in 2014 she was in Shape, New York Post, and the Daily Mail.
On September 15, 2014, Alexander appeared on Today twice during the main program, and on Today with Kathie Lee and Hoda.
The next day she was on The Meredith Vieira Show to promote her book Not Fade Away. She also appeared as a guest on Morning Joe, on September 17, 2014.