Olivia was born in Wheaton, Illinois and gradutated from the University of Michigan. in 2018, where she majored in Biopsychology, Cognition and Neuroscience major and minored in Women’s Studies. She also holds a Master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from Midwestern University (2019). During her time between graduating from Michigan and starting at Rush, Olivia worked as a research coordinator at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Her primary topics of focus were: racial disparities and bullying outcomes related to food allergy and asthma, patient beliefs about stress and infertility, and characterization of PCOS globally using data from the Flo phone app. Olivia also served as a 24/7 hotline volunteer for a center for victims of domestic abuse.