Biography
Senior advisor Nicolas Gisholt holds a Masters in Social Work from the University of Michigan (2005) and a BS in Clinical Psychology from Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City (1998). Prior to living in Michigan, he lived in Boston, Massachusetts where he worked as a Clinical and School Social Worker in different elementary schools, serving primarily the Latino and African American community in Jamaica Plain, in the city of Boston.
His primary interests relate to the importance of teaching interdisciplinary methods as real-life strategies for academic and career purposes, especially underserved and low SES students. Other areas include advocacy for the Latino community and access topics in relation to the workplace and educational institutions. He is also the Academic Advisor for the Center for Integrative Studies for the majors of Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science and Global and International Studies and the minor of International Development, Peace and Justice Studies and Chicano Latino Studies.
CURRENT TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS
Behavioral Economics and education
Access and institutions of higher education
Retention and graduation rates among underserved groups
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