Nicholas T. Kaufmann, Professor-Researcher at the Faculty of Psychology, is a Member of the Mexican National System of Researchers (2020 - 2024), a Member of the State System of Researchers of San Luis Potosí, and has the Recognition of the Desirable Profile from Mexico's National Program for Teacher's Professional Development (2023 - 2027). A member of the Academic Committee of the Doctorate program in Psychology and the Master's program in Human Rights, he teaches various courses and supervises theses at the postgraduate level, in both programs, as well as in the Master's program in Public Health, all recognized National Postgraduate Programs of Quality (PNPC).

A Fulbright Scholar (2007 - 2010), Nicholas earned his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago (USA) with an emphasis in Community and Prevention Research. Member of the Health Psychology and Psychotherapy Research Group, CA-UASLP 247, Nicholas focuses broadly on the study of psychosocial processes and socio-emotional development across the lifespan in the fields of health and education. He has contributed to the design, implementation and evaluation of health promotion intervention strategies with diverse cultural groups. 

As an External Consultant, Nicholas has written numerous technical guidance documents for the World Health Organization, the Mexican Ministry of Health, and various non-governmental organizations (Instituto Promundo and the Global Fund for Children). He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, as well as forty participations in scientific outreach and activism events nationally and internationally. He is fluent in English, French & Spanish.

1. Cultural adaptation of health promotion interventions for groups whose rights have been violated
2. Analysis of the relationship between social determinants and mental health in clinical and community settings
3. Participatory design, monitoring and evaluation of health, gender equality and human rights-based psychosocial interventions

1. Psychosocial Variables, Mental Health and Health Psychology

1. Estudio comparativo de patrones de violencia de género en México desde una análisis del ENDIREH (2003 - 2016)
   05/10/2021 - 01/05/2024
   Texas A&M International University, E.U.A.
2. COVIDuelo: Duelo y salud mental en una situación restrictiva del acompañamiento de las personas enfermas y de los ritos funerarios
   02/08/2021 - 31/12/2023
   Consorcio Internacional COVIDEUIL, Universidad de Estrasburgo, Francia
3. Violencia de género en espacios universitarios desde la perspectiva de los hombres - Diagnóstico Institucional de la Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí “Violencia en espacios universitarios: Género, Masculinidades e Inclusión”
   07/04/2021 - 05/07/2022
   Rise Up México