Lab Members

Olivia Duchow

Olivia (Liv) Duchow (she/they) is a first-year graduate student in Human Development and Family Science. Before coming to Auburn, Liv earned their B.A. in psychology from the University of California, Davis, and completed a dual-enrolled A.S in psychology at North Idaho College. Her research interests include sense of purpose and longitudinal health outcomes in older adulthood, including incident dementia. Liv is particularly interested in examining these processes among minoritized populations and using coordinated data analysis to integrate findings across large datasets. Liv is deeply committed to open science practices, including pre-registration and transparent data sharing. They aspire to become a professor in psychology, human development, or gerontology. In her spare time, Liv enjoys napping, dancing, and baking.