Alice graduated with her bachelor's in Chemistry from the University of New Mexico and recently finished her PhD in Nutritional Biology at the University of California, Davis. Her research focused on determining how and why probiotics have beneficial effects through Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) metabolomics. She now works as an Educational Specialist at New Mexico State University where she develops and facilitates programming for instructors on research-based teaching practices. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, cycling, cooking, and spending time with her dog.