Vanderbilt University

Olivia A. Greene, Ph.D.

Astrophysicist
CFO & Dir of SciComm for The Neuroverse Initiative
Dr. Olivia A. Greene is an astrophysicist and advocate for neurodiversity in STEM. She received her PhD in Astrophysics from Vanderbilt University, where she specialized in galaxy formation and evolution. Her dissertation created a complete, visually classified catalog of post-starburst E+A galaxies from the SDSS-IV MaNGA Survey through an innovative citizen science approach. Olivia is also the Chief Financial Officer of, and Director of Science Communications for, The Neuroverse Initiative, a 501(c)(3) organization working at the intersection of space science and neurodiversity. She holds a Master's degree from Fisk University through the Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge Program and a Bachelor's of Science degree in Physics from The Harriett L. Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University.



Publications
First and contributing author papers.
Refining the E+A Galaxy: A Spatially Resolved Spectrophotometric Sample of Nearby Post-starburst Systems in SDSS-IV MaNGA (MPL-5)
Greene et al., 2021
SDSS-IV MaNGA: A Dwarf E+A Galaxy Quenched by AGN Feedback
Marinelli et al., 2020
Posters
Talks
Master's Defense Presentation, 2020

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