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Olivia Evans is a Gomeroi woman from Newcastle, NSW, Awabakal land. She was awarded her PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Newcastle in 2019, and currently serves as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Australian National University in the Research School of Psychology. Olivia's research primarily focuses on the impacts of social class and socio-economic status on social connectedness and mental health. Her doctoral research investigated the relationships between social class, social support, integration, and mental health well-being within the general population and higher education context. Current projects include an ARC-funded investigation into online strategies aimed at increasing social inclusion for working-class university students, as well as several studies examining identity, equity, and the well-being of low socio-economic status students in academia. Olivia is also engaged in supervising research students and is actively involved in various interdisciplinary projects that address social issues affecting Indigenous Australian peoples and their communities.
Australian National University • Canberra, ACT, Australia
Conducting research on social connectedness, inequality, and mental health, focusing on Indigenous Australian communities.
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