Olivia Shim

Academic Interests

Psychology & Neuroscience

Fun Fact

My favorite animated movie is Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse 

My favorite hobbies are going on walks in nature, visiting museums, and working out at the gym. Also, I love community service, so I participated in the Walk for Water charity event and chose Project BUILD as my orientation group during my freshman year. Outside the classroom, I am the marketing associate for a student-run business called Students Who Sit (SWS). SWS is a babysitting platform that provides faculty with high-quality student sitters! My job is to spread the word about the business through email marketing, flyers, word-of-mouth promotion, etc. I am also a member of Every Nation Campus (ENC) and the Black Student Alliance! For my major, I plan on taking more psychology classes to figure out what field of psychology I want to pursue and eventually participate in research!

What do you like about being a SPIRE Fellow?

I love the community of SPIRE fellows! Everyone is very motivated and down-to-earth, which encourages me to reach my academic goals. Joining the SPIRE community will provide abundant resources, support systems, and quality friends!