Ivy M. Alexander, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, FAANP, FAAN, Clinical Professor of Nursing and Director of Advanced Practice Programs, maintains a clinical practice at UConn Health Internal Medicine in Downtown Storrs. Her clinical, scholarly and research interests are in Midlife Women's Health Care. She has worked extensively with menopause and osteoporosis management, and has published and presented widely regarding these subject areas including two books, which have been translated into Spanish, Greek, and Italian. She has been principle investigator on studies evaluating women's relationships with their primary care providers; Black women’s perceptions of menopause, midlife health risks, and self-management techniques used to manage menopause symptoms and reduce health risks; and osteoporosis risks and management. She has consulted for national and international companies such as Athena Medical Products, Medscape, Wyeth-Ayerst, Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Eli Lilly, Roche, Venus Medical Communications, Amgen, and Datamonitor.