Alva is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

A sensorimotor account of vision and visual consciousness
Is the visual world a grand illusion?
Acting out our sensory experience
CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION OF Cu, Zn, Mn, AND Pb IN SELECTED SANDY CITRUS SOILS.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IONIC STRENGTH AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY FOR SOIL SOLUTIONS.
ROLE OF CALCIUM IN AMELIORATION OF COPPER PHYTOTOXICITY FOR CITRUS.
Regulation of an ATG7-beclin 1 program of autophagic cell death by caspase-8.
Dll4 signalling through Notch1 regulates formation of tip cells during angiogenesis.
Teachers' education, classroom quality, and young children's academic skills: Results from seven studies of preschool programs.
Maternal education and child health: is there a strong causal relationship?