OLIVIA CHOI

Focus: Maternal/Child Health; Youth Mental Health; Social Justice; Intersectional Health Equity

Other Current Work: Olivia has previously been involved in numerous mental health and maternal/child health advocacy & research initiatives at both Villanova and Brown University. She has worked as a Clinical Research Intern at MGH’s Department of Psychiatry and was also a 2023 Hassenfeld Summer Scholar at Brown. Additionally, she has actively been involved in serving her communities, such as teaching at the Korean School of New England on the weekends and volunteering with the Read to a Child program to promote youth literacy. Olivia hopes to work on and create interventions that address maternal and child-related health disparities, especially in marginalized and underserved populations. She aims to make a positive impact in all the communities she is immersed in and surrounded by.

Activities of Choice: Going to museums, attending Boston sports games, traveling, baking, reading memoirs, and trying out new restaurants & cafes in the city

Fun Fact: When I was younger, I rode a camel in a Moroccan dessert!