I graduated from California State University, Chico in 2020 with a B.A. in Psychology and Child Development. As a curious undergraduate, I dabbled in multiple research topics including text-graphic effects on cognition, attitudes toward nontraditional relationship structures, and children's language development. Ultimately, my coursework, practicums, and volunteer activities cultivated a strong interest in the impact of children's early experiences on their development across the lifespan. I want to understand resilience, defined as positive adaptation in the context of adverse environments. Presently, I am working on projects investigating children's sensitivity to both positive and negative aspects of their environments. 

I grew up in Davis and think it is a wonderful community. When I began to research graduate programs, the HDGG at UC Davis stood out as an excellent potential academic and research fit. In my free time, I enjoy watching period piece movies and spending time with friends and family. 

Grants & Awards

Sigal, M. & Olwert, M.R. (Co-PIs): "Graduate Peer Support- Navigate your way to social fitness!" Healthy UC Davis & Equity in Mental Health Grant. (funded $22,385 July 2023- July 2025) 

Jastro-Shields Graduate Research Award ($1,427)  

Publications

Choe, D. E., Olwert, M. R., & Golden, A. B. (2023). Cognitive and psychophysiological predictors of inductive and physical discipline among parents of preschool-aged children. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001140

Lippmann, M., Olwert, M. R., & Leistner, C. E.. (2024). Emerging adults’ perspectives on consensually nonmonogamous parenting. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53(1), 321–339. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02720-5

Conference Presentations

Olwert, M.R., Golden, A.B., & Choe, D.E. (2024). Children’s parasympathetic self-Regulation and co-Regulation during parent-child interactions. Poster presentation at the Western Psychological Association's 2024 Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA. 

Olwert, M.R., Hart, S.R., Carter, D., Paul, N.R. (2023). A latent profile analysis of body Image and disordered eating attitudes and behaviors in adolescent males. Poster presentation at the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA.

Olwert, M.R. & Hart, S.R. (2021) Examining the effects of adverse and positive childhood experiences: A latent class approach. Round-table session at the American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting, held virtually.

Lippmann, M., Olwert, M.R., Valadez, J., Leistner, C.E. (2021) College students’ views on consensual nonmonogamy and implications for sexuality education. Presentation at the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Olwert, M.R. (2019) Bilingualism and ASD: How hard could it be? Poster presentation at the Symposium of Student Research and Scholarly Work, held by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at California State University, Chico.