Hailey Nold is a student at Augustana University studying psychology and Spanish with an emphasis in clinical counseling, She is passionate about mental health advocacy and research.

Currently, she is a Communications Intern for SD EPSCoR, where she produces media content for the organization’s platforms and communicate with researchers about the various events and publications procured by SD EPSCoR. She is also a Social Media Intern for the Augustana University Office of Admissions, where she creates and manages content aimed at prospective students. If that is not enough, she is also the President of organizations on campus: Psi Chi, Lost&Found, and University Chorale.

As a part of her Augustana experience, she has found a passion for mental health activism. She has been continually working on a research project about how systemically non-dominant students perceive their on-campus counseling clinic through measures of awareness, efficacy beliefs, and willingness to engage. After Augustana, Hailey plans to attend graduate school for clinical mental health.