Professor Dr. Olivia Halabicky

Biography

Olivia Halabicky is an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and an Assistant Research Scientist in the Department of Health Behavior and Clinical Sciences. Her research focuses on children's environmental health, particularly early life exposures to toxicants and their implications on health equity. Halabicky employs interdisciplinary methods across nursing, environmental social epidemiology, and developmental sciences to study the effects of adversity, stress, and nutritional factors during sensitive developmental periods. She leads research initiatives such as the Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures Disease (M-LEEaD) Center, focusing on psychosocial co-exposures and physiological stress among adolescents. Halabicky is actively involved in mentoring students and has taught various undergraduate and graduate courses related to environmental toxicants and their impacts on child health. Her work aims to prepare students to thrive in interdisciplinary environments. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the Society for Pediatric Perinatal Epidemiologic Research and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, and has received notable awards for her contributions to the field.

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