Dr. Alexandria Boehm is interested in pathogens in the environment including their sources, fate, and transport in natural and engineered systems. She is interested in understanding of how pathogens are transmitted to humans through contact with water, feces, and contaminated surfaces. Dr. Boehm's research is focused on key problems in both developed and developing countries with the overarching goal of designing and testing novel interventions and technologies for reducing the burden of disease.

Dr. Boehm is also interested broadly in coastal water quality where her work addresses the sources, transformation, transport, and ecology of biocolloids - specifically fecal indicator organisms, DNA, pathogens, and phytoplankton - as well as sources and fate of nitrogen. This knowledge is crucial to formulating new management policies and engineering practices that protect human and ecosystem health at the coastal margins.