Olive Webb

Olive Webb
Webb receiving the insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2008
Born	1946 or 1947[1] Waipa District, Waikato, New Zealand
Awards	New Zealand Order of Merit (2008)
Scientific career
Fields	Environmental psychology, intellectual disability, autism spectrum
Institutions	University of Canterbury, University of Otago, University of Waikato
Thesis	The effects of different residential environments on the behaviour of intellectually handicapped adults (unpublished)  (1983)

Olive Webb ONZM (born 1946 or 1947) is a New Zealand clinical psychologist and former president of the New Zealand Psychological Society from 1993 until 1995. Webb's experiences of poor patient conditions and treatment while working at Sunnyside Hospital in the 1970s inspired her to become a disability advocate. She received the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2008, for services to people with intellectual disabilities. Webb is the longest-serving member of the Canterbury District Health Board, holding a position on the board from 2001 to 2013.