Heather Laskos

Heather Laskos serves as a Part-Time Faculty member and Academic Advisor IV at Wayne State University's Mike Ilitch School of Business, where she has taught BA 1000 (Student Success and Career Development for Business Students) since Winter 2018 across multiple semesters including Fall 2025 and Winter 2025 offerings.

Her academic credentials include:

• BSW from Wayne State University (1997)
• MSW from Wayne State University (1998)

Her professional focus centers on student success frameworks and career development strategies within business education, informed by her social work background and nonprofit experience including juvenile Medicaid specialization at Wayne County and work at Tulane University's Institute of Infant and Childhood Mental Health.

As an Academic Advisor IV, she implements holistic advising approaches that integrate academic planning with career pathway development, leveraging her community service experience with organizations like Youth Run NOLA and Hollygrove Market & Farm to support student growth.

Her community engagement extends to volunteering with Prime Time Family Reading Time and Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority, reflecting her commitment to educational outreach beyond the classroom.