As a student organization advisor, Sean Fisher (he/him) provides administrative support and leadership development services to a wide range of student leaders at PSU. As a social work doctoral student, Sean’s research examines how groups and teams learn, plan, and make change together.
Sean began his time with Student Activities and Leadership Programs (SALP) as a social work intern in 2022. Before joining SALP, Sean worked as a PSU Graduate Student Ambassador supporting prospective graduate students through the application and admissions process. Sean also served as a social work intern at the HIV Day Center in NE Portland. There, Sean’s passion for group facilitation blossomed while he provided milieu/drop-in psychosocial support and resource navigation to people living with HIV.
Born and raised in the California Bay Area, Sean served in various community engagement roles before moving to Oregon for graduate study. Sean navigates life as a multiracial, neurodivergent, gay man who is way taller in person than people assume via Zoom calls. When he’s not working on community programs or research, Sean enjoys practicing expressive arts, keeping up with science fiction shows, exploring museums, aquariums, and zoos, visiting the coast, and celebrating queer life with his loved ones.