Olivia is an allied health researcher and educator. She is the manager of Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre’s Regional Research Capability Building Program. She is a qualified podiatrist and diabetes educator and is interested in mechanisms to expand the capacity, capability, and flexibility of the health workforce.

Her research, education, and consulting experience, expertise and interests are predominantly in the research capacity and capability building sphere. She is particularly interested in evidence-based models and novel approaches to build research and translation capacity in rural health settings.