Olivia Duchow, B.A profile and information

Short Bio

Olivia or Liv (they/she) is an HDFS graduate student in the Purpose Functioning in Daily Life (PFiDL) Lab under the direction of Dr. Gabrielle N. Pfund. Prior to Auburn, they graduated from the University of California, Davis with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. Additionally, she received her Associate of Science degree in psychology from North Idaho College (dual enrolled). Liv's research interests include sense of purpose, diversity in aging, racial stereotypes, romantic relationships, coordinated data analysis, open science, and neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. Liv is interested in the mechanisms underlying aging and optimal aging in middle-aged and older adulthood. Additionally, they're interested in investigating long term health outcomes using longitudinal data. She is especially interested in using daily diary and ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data to explore sense of purpose both in the short and long term. Additionally, Liv is committed to open science and transparency. They aim to pre-register all my projects and share all data code to enhance generalizability and reproducibility. They aspire to contribute to the ongoing research in the aging field. Liv is committed to diversifying the social sciences through diverse sample sizes, decolonizing research, and amplifying oppressed voices. They are also committed to science communication/science translation and actively seeks opportunities to benefit the general population. In her free time, they enjoy baking, reading, sewing, and napping.