Olivia Spergel LAW ’25 is a 2023 Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University Beasley School of Law and is a Jewish Graduate Student Initiative Fellow.
Olivia graduated from Temple University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a minor in Sociology of Health. As an undergraduate student, Olivia conducted research in organic chemistry, involving synthesizing molecules of potential biological interest. She also acted as a peer mentor, assisting honors college and first-generation college students interested in science to navigate college.
Before law school, Olivia spent several years working as a pharmacy operations manager and pharmacy technician at a retail pharmacy. There, she aided in the effort to fight COVID-19, by organizing and assisting mobile vaccination clinics in nursing homes, and by administering COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations and tests. She also managed day-to-day operations of a retail pharmacy including hiring, training, and mentoring other pharmacy technicians.
At Temple Law, Olivia has been involved in the International Law Society, Health Law Society, and Jewish Law Student Association and participated in the Name Change Project, assisting clients to fill out the paperwork necessary to legally complete an identity-affirming name change.
As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Olivia is working for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in DC this summer. Her policy interests include affordable and accessible healthcare, specifically the regulation of mechanisms currently incorporated in the healthcare system, that promote the increase in prices of prescription drugs, medical services, and insurance premiums.