Olivia is a Research Assistant with the Forest Governance and Policy (FGP) team. Her work focuses on updating the Risk Tool, researching forest laws and regulations in timber producing countries and analyzing policy developments on deforestation-free commodity supply chains.

Prior to joining WRI, Olivia was a Forest Legality Research Intern with the FGP team. She also worked as an undergraduate research assistant where she researched the subnational geographies of land titling projects in Southeast Asia and how titling projects have responded to transnational land deals.

Olivia holds a B.A. in Geography and International Studies from Indiana University.