Alair completed her undergraduate degree at Reed College and her MA and PhD. at the University of Wisconsin. At WSU-Vancouver she teaches classes in statistics, sociological methods, and social inequality. Her research examines the effects of military service and combat exposure on later life work and health. She plans to use UW-BHS data to evaluate how the respondents’ lives have been influenced by the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. In her spare time, Alair likes to spend time with her husband and 8-year old son. She also enjoy reading novels, cooking, and swimming.