Olivia Nelson

Olivia Nelson is a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the clinical psychology Ph.D. program at University of Detroit Mercy. She earned her B.A. in psychology from Saginaw Valley State University in May of 2022 and her M.S. in clinical psychology from University of Detroit Mercy in December of 2024. The current focus of Olivia's research involves exploring the relationship between adult defensive functioning and childhood maltreatment/family dysfunction. She is interested broadly in personality pathology, as well as lifespan sequelae of early developmental
trauma exposure.