Advancing wellbeing across the ASU community
The ASU Wellbeing approach
Wellbeing is inextricably linked to how people learn, work and succeed. As a university that measures itself by whom it includes and how they succeed, we must place the wellbeing of our academic community at the center of decision-making in order for our people and our institution to flourish.
Launched in October 2026 by the Office of the Executive Vice President and University Provost, the ASU Wellbeing initiative is a university-wide effort organized around two goals.
ASU Wellbeing leadership
Nancy Gonzales
Executive Vice President and University Provost
A professor of psychology and Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Nancy Gonzales is a noted scholar whose research explores programs, practices and policies that promote wellbeing and reduce negative mental health outcomes and disparities experienced by individuals, families, and communities. Nancy’s support for this initiative is informed by her scholarship and decades of academic leadership at ASU, as well as her own ASU experience as an alumna and parent of ASU graduates.
Aaron Krasnow
Chief Wellbeing Officer
Aaron Krasnow brings extensive expertise in translating health and wellbeing research and practice into meaningful institutional change. His career at ASU has been dedicated to advancing the health and wellbeing of ASU students. A clinical psychologist by training, Aaron is a member of a number of national task forces and working groups on the future of collegiate health and wellbeing.
Phase 1:
A university-wide design process
Beginning in January 2027, ASU will launch the first phase of this work in partnership with ASU’s University Design Institute. Before determining what ASU should build, change or scale, we will develop a richer understanding of how the university currently influences wellbeing — and where meaningful opportunities exist.
Institutional transformation that centers on individual and community wellbeing begins not with predetermined solutions, but with inquiry, data analysis and university-wide collaboration.
Co-design shifts transformation from being the responsibility of a few leaders to the shared work of the entire university and its stakeholders. The UDI team is thrilled to partner with ASU Wellbeing to design a model that supports the wellbeing of students, faculty and staff while improving institutional effectiveness.
Minu Ipe Vice Chair and Managing Director, University Design Institute
Whom we include
We welcome your input
Our work begins by learning about the policies, practices and university norms that support community wellbeing and individual thriving, as well as those that may stand in the way of student, faculty and staff success.
Tell us what ASU is doing well, where you see opportunities and what changes could help more people thrive.
- Share an observation
- Recommend an improvement
- Surface a promising practice