Olivia Nop
Sexism and victim blaming in sexual assault in religious communities
Olivia Nop
PhD Student
School of Psychology
Profile
Olivia completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at Siena College in upstate New York in 2019. She also worked as a research assistant in the Dumas Lab at the University of Vermont studying cognitive aging. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Psychology at VUW and is interested in sexism, victim blaming, sexual assault, cultures of honour, and religious communities.
Qualifications
BA in Psychology with Honours (minor in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies), Siena College
Research Interests
Sexism, victim blaming, sexual assault, cultures of honour, and religious communities
Publications
Nop, O., Senft Miller, A., Culver, H., Makarewicz, J., & Dumas, J. A. (2021). Nicotine and cognition in cognitively normal older adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 13. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2021.640674
Senft Miller, A., Nop, O., Slavich, G. M., & Dumas, J. A. (2021). Lifetime stress exposure, cognition, and psychiatric wellbeing in women. Aging & Mental Health, 1–6. doi:10.1080/13607863.2021.1958144
PhD topic
Sexism and victim blaming in sexual assault in religious communities
Supervisor/s
Dr Matt Hammond, School of Psychology
A/Prof Hedwig Eisenbarth, School of Psychology
Lab Association
Romantic Relationships Lab - Directed by Dr Matt Hammond
The Romantic Relationships Lab examines challenging questions about love and human relationships.