Olivia Lindly

Olivia Lindly joined the Northern Arizona University (NAU) Department of Health Sciences in fall 2019. Prior to NAU, she completed the postdoctoral Harvard-wide Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship program based at Massachusetts General Hospital. Olivia earned a Ph.D. in public health concentrated in health promotion and health behavior from Oregon State University, an M.P.H. concentrated in child and adolescent health from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.A. in psychology from Reed College. Her research broadly focuses on advancing maternal and child health, especially for children with special health care needs. Her more specific research interests include examining determinants of healthcare and health disparities for children with special health care needs, building family capacities (e.g., health literacy) to promote child health, and developing measures of attitudes and behaviors related to child health (e.g., parent use of complementary health approaches for children). In addition to her academic experience, Olivia provided behavioral health services to young children with substantiated maltreatment and developmental disabilities at two nonprofit organizations in Oregon, evaluated multi-site healthcare improvement projects while working at Altarum Institute, and completed a fellowship at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Degrees

• B.A. Psychology Reed College
• MPH Public Health Johns Hopkins University Ph.D.l Public Health Oregon State University

Companies

• Assistant Professor Northern Arizona University (2019)
• Research Fellow Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts General Hospital (2017)
• Research Associate Oregon Health & Science University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics (2011)
• Instructor Oregon State University (2015 — 2016)
• Summer Fellow Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (2013 — 2013)
• Senior Policy Associate Altarum Institute (2011 — 2011)
• Policy Associate II Altarum Institute (2009 — 2011)
• Research Assistant University of Maryland School of Medicine (2008 — 2009)
• Child Development Therapist Morrison Child & Family Services- Hand in Hand Day Treatment Program (2005 — 2006)