About me

Hello! I’m Olivia (she/her), an NSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow at CU Boulder. I am an observer focused on massive galaxies, with the goal of understanding how the early cosmos assembled so rapidly, seeding the Universe we live in today. I earned my PhD in Astronomy from UT Austin in April 2025, and graduated from Smith College in May 2020 with degrees in Astronomy and Physics and a concentration in Climate Change.

In addition to my research on distant galaxies, I am also a science communicator, a climate steward, and an advocate for equity and justice in astronomy. I wrote for Astrobites for five years, and co-founded the Climate Change Committee, wherein we discuss topics at the intersection of astronomy and climate change and host Earth Week x Astrobites annually. I am also co-founder of choir, a collaboration with equal emphasis on studying galaxy evolution and bettering astronomy culture.