Zishan Jiwani is a highly experienced professional in the fields of mental health and education, currently serving as a Research Assistant and Assessment Interviewer at the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since January 2022. Zishan will also work as a Practicum Therapist at Edgewood College from August 2023 to May 2024. Previous roles include Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Zolberg-IRC Fellow in Mental Health at the International Rescue Committee, and various leadership positions at organizations such as One Acre Fund and Bridge International Academies, where Zishan contributed to significant program and team growth. Zishan holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master of Arts in Psychology from The New School, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and International Relations from Seton Hall University, among other educational qualifications.
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Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Our Mission: To cultivate well-being and relieve suffering through a scientific understanding of the mind Our Vision: A kinder, wiser, more compassionate world About the Center for Healthy Minds: Faced with mental and physical health challenges at a global scale, we conduct rigorous scientific research to bring new insights and tools aimed at improving the well-being of people of all backgrounds and ages. Our research, rooted in neuroscience, comes down to one basic question: What constitutes a healthy mind? Under the leadership of renowned neuroscientist Richard J. Davidson, we're examining contemplative practices and qualities of mind we suspect affect well-being, including attention, resilience, equanimity, savoring positive emotions, kindness, compassion, gratitude and empathy. A part of UW–Madison, one of the world’s top research institutions, we benefit from cross-disciplinary collaborations in the arts and humanities, the physical and natural sciences, and the social sciences. The Center recently founded a non-profit, Healthy Minds Innovations, Inc., which takes the discoveries and insights gleaned from Center research and transforms them into tools and services that allow for larger data collection and new ideas for additional research to continually inform the neuroscience of well-being.