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Portrait of Nicole Collins

Honor Society® member

Nicole Collins

Restaurants and Retail at Michigan

  • Mott Community College
  • Social Work
  • Class of 2023
  • USA

Member since December 2022

About

Widower and single mother to one lovely little boy, currently a full time student working towards her Associate of Arts at community college to transfer to the University of Michigan starting Fall '23 to ultimately obtain a BSW and MSW. I am particularly interested in studying psychosocial topics including developmental and personality psychology, in addition to substance abuse treatment practices.

Education

  • University of Michigan - Flint

    Bachelor of Social Work

    2023 – 2025

  • Mott Community College

    Associate of Arts

    2022 – 2023

Honors and awards

  • Delta Epsilon Tau

    International Honor Society for Distance Learning

Goals and interests

Career goal

Master's Level Social Worker with a specialization in substance abuse disorder and co-occurring disorders, intending to work at a behavioral health and/or substance abuse treatment center.

Graduate school interests

I have a growing interest in neuropsychology and I aim to take part in, and perhaps even develop, scientific psychological studies at a graduate level.

Outside the classroom

spending time with my son, playing instruments (mainly guitar and piano), reading, weightlifting, cooking, mountain biking, kayaking

Experience

  • Restaurants and Retail

    Michigan

    May 2013 – Dec 2021

Volunteering

  • Court Appointed Service Advocate (CASA)

    Voices for Children (Flint)

    Nov 2022 – Jan 2025

  • General Volunteer

    Food Bank of Eastern Michigan

    Nov 2022 – Jan 2025

  • Production Assistant

    Royal Starr Film Festival

    Jan 2018 – Nov 2018

  • General Volunteer

    Michigan Humane Society

    Jun 2016

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced