Alicia Chandler, JD
Research Associate
Alicia is a research associate at Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University where she is a member of the Local Jewish Community Studies team and leads quantitative data analysis. She is also a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at Wayne State University. Her dissertation focuses on the relationship between non-Jewish spouses of US Jews and the Jewish community.
In addition to her scholarship, Alicia is a co-founder and columnist for Nu?Detroit, a digital platform for diverse writing about and for the Jewish community of metropolitan Detroit. She has written for many publications, including Jerusalem Post, Detroit News, Detroit Jewish News, and Huffington Post, in addition to her columns in Nu?Detroit.
Alicia has a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Michigan. Prior to starting her PhD, Alicia served as General Counsel for the Continuing Care Division of Trinity Health.