Nitesh J. Singh

Nitesh Singh is an experienced social worker, educator and program administrator. Across his 15-year career at the University of Michigan, Singh has managed academic programs, stewarded university-community partnerships and served on the board of directors of national non-profit organizations. Singh has also worked as a clinical therapist in private practice, specializing in college student mental health.

Singh’s courses center on experiential learning pedagogy and thus are highly interactive, skills-based and community-engaged, when appropriate. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses on various topics, including participatory policy-making, intergroup dialogue, and the social impact of AI. He previously served as field faculty at the School of Social Work, and is currently a student in the Master of Public Affairs program at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

Singh holds a Bachelor of Arts in social anthropology and psychology, as well as a Master of Social Work, both from U-M.