An interview with Oliva Tomlinson
Olivia Tomlinson shares how her passion for fostering connection and belonging shapes her academic, professional, and personal life.
The students and emerging scholars we work alongside continuously inspire us. In this short interview, Olivia Tomlinson, former HNC Research Assistant, shares how her passion for fostering connection and belonging shapes her academic, professional, and personal life.
“A big takeaway for me has been the need to engage with people that aren’t thinking about housing and that aren’t thinking about neighbouring… we need to bring in the voices and experiences of people who just don’t even know or think about the work we’re doing.”
Background
This interview is part of a collection of interviews emerging from Living Together 2025: Connecting housing, social health, and resilience.
Living Together 2025 was a two-day ‘collective action’ symposium that convened over 200 housing experts, public health professionals, municipal planners, architects, place-based community organizations, emergency management professionals, senior government policymakers, academics, and students.
We are deeply grateful to the many attendees who took the time to share their reflections and insights in brief interviews. From student research assistants to housing operators, policymakers, and public health practitioners, these voices capture the rich diversity present at the symposium.
