Alejandra Salemi

Doctoral student, population health sciences

Alejandra Salemi is a Ph.D. candidate in the Population Health Sciences Department at Duke University, focusing on the intersection of public health and religion, in particular how religion is a social determinant of public health. She is a graduate of Harvard University, with a master of theological studies with a concentration on religion, ethics and politics. She also earned bachelor’s and master’s of public health degrees from the University of Florida.

Salemi is the creator of Healing Theology, a space devoted to bridging the gaps between the worlds of religion and health, and is the host of The Healing Theology Podcast. She is a candidate for ordination in the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and is a proud immigrant from Bogotá, Colombia.