Olivia Raynor, Ph.D.

UCLA Tarjan Center
University of California, Los Angeles
760 Westwood Plaza
58-228 Semel Institute
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1759
 
Phone: 310-794-1141
Email: [email protected]
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Last Updated: April 18, 2023

Olivia Raynor
 

Leadership Administrative Staff: Director Emeritus

Specialty Resource Contacts: Post Secondary Education,
Arts and Disability,
Employment
 
Discipline(s): Occupational Therapy
 
AUCD Council Membership: National Training Directors' Council

Vita/Bio

Olivia Raynor, Ph.D., is the Director of the Tarjan Center, a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the Semel Institute, UCLA. Her career spans over 35 years of experience in management, analysis, evaluation, training and public policy at the individual and system levels that support individuals with disabilities participation in inclusive postsecondary education, the arts, volunteerism, civic engagement and integrated competitve employment. Olivia is the Principal Investigator and Director of the California Employment Consortium for Youth and Young Adults with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities. She serves on the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities and its Executive Committee. Olivia's several years of service with the Association for University Centers on Disabilities include her upcoming roles as President Elect and President. Olivia holds degrees from Boston University and USC in Occupational Therapy and a doctorate from UCLA in Educational Psychology.