2022 Student Award Winners

Elizabeth Beattie

BS, Health Systems Theory & Practice

Elizabeth Beattie, one of our Outstanding Seniors, is graduating magna cum laude with her public health degree and a business administration minor. In addition to Elizabeth’s stellar academic performance, she demonstrated leadership on-campus and in the Tucson community. On-campus, she served as a Health Advocate for her sorority, and off-campus she interned with Healthy 2 B Me, a wellness-focused summer camp for children. In her many volunteer and intern roles, Elizabeth has shown a passion for helping people lead a healthy life. Congratulations, Elizabeth!

Erin Broas

BS, Global Health

Erin Broas, another Outstanding Senior, is graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science with two majors: Public Health and Molecular and Cellular Biology, along with a biochemistry minor. Among her many contributions to MEZCOPH, Erin has served as a Public Health Ambassador, Volunteer Coordinator for the College’s Social Justice Symposium, and co-president of the Public Health Undergraduate Network. Erin has also shown exemplary leadership in her volunteer work with the UArizona Vaccination point of distribution and volunteering with the Mobile Health Clinic. Congratulations, Erin!

Allison Rascon

BS, Health Systems Theory & Practice

Allison Rascon, our last Outstanding Senior, is graduating summa cum laude with her Bachelor of Science with a major in public health, and minors in Government and Public Policy and Spanish. Allison has been involved with undergraduate research, MEZCOPH student engagement, and the Tucson community throughout her time at UArizona. A few examples include being co-president to the Public Health Undergraduate Network, serving as a student First Cats Community Coordinator with the Thrive Center, and being a PATH mentor with the Honors College. Congratulations, Allison!

Suhita Muvvala

BS, Global Health

Suhita Muvvala, recipient of the Public Health Service Award, is graduating summa cum laude with her Public Health degree. Suhita demonstrated outstanding public health service in her community through her volunteer experience across the state, including with the Boys and Girls Club in Tucson, St. Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix, COVID-19 mass vaccination efforts, and as a virtual volunteer for the Pima County Health Needs Assessment, where she collected valuable qualitative data about health resources from residents. Thanks, Suhita, for your service and congrats on this recognition!

Andeana Nutter

MPH, Health Behavior Health Promotion

Andeana Nutter is an Online MPH student within the Health Behavior Health Promotion concentration. Andeana has maintained a 4.00 GPA and completed her internship with the University of Arizona’s Campus Health, assessing Researching, Evaluation, and Data Communication Methods to Address the Health and Wellness of Students at the University of Arizona.

Andeana’s internship preceptor, Professor Lauren Pring, shared the following: “Ande is an engaged thinker, and as our intern she has put so much into the work she has done with us here. She jumps right in when given the opportunity and is excited to make change and do the work in Public Health. I am grateful to have had her as an intern, and she is one of the best we have had.”

Andeana remains committed to her work in public health as a reviewer for the American Public Health Association’s abstract presentations and the Public Health Film Festival. Andeana continuously upholds the mission and values of the College of Public Health by promoting health and collaboration. We honor all that she has accomplished with this award. Congratulations Andeana!

Simran Sahnan

MPH, Health Services Administration

Simran Sahnan is an MPH student within the Health Services Administration concentration. Simran joined MEZCOPH in 2020, eager to learn new things, immerse herself in a quality educational experience, hone existing skills and acquire new ones in her bid for excellence both professionally and personally. She consistently delivered quality results as a research technician in the UAHS Biorepository, MPH student in Health Services Administration, MEZCOPH graduate ambassador, and administrative intern with Banner-University Medical Center, Tucson.

Simran’s site preceptor had this to share about her: “Simran was great to work with. She always had a positive attitude and made those around her smile. She is a hard worker and always volunteered to do more. Simran has been an accomplished student and will no doubt go on to be a worthy alumna and ambassador of MEZCOPH. We honor all that Simran has accomplished with this award. Congratulations Simran!

Heather Nicole Doss

MPH, Health Behavior Health Promotion

Heather Nicole Doss is an MPH student in Health Behavior Health Promotion. Heather received high praise from her internship site preceptor for her work with the Pascua Yaqui Tribe Charitable Organization. Heather has fostered involvement, collaboration and collegiality as a MEZCOPH graduate ambassador and serving on the public health forum committee. She played a pivotal role as the Facilities Coordinator for the student-led 2022 MEZCOPH Poster Forum. With impeccable attention to detail and follow through, she managed a myriad of details related to both the physical and virtual environments for the hybrid event. Her positive and willing attitude coupled with her collaborative working style supported the team in providing a very successful and professional conference.

As a graduate ambassador, Heather has always been quick to volunteer for all of the group efforts and provide guidance to prospective students. Heather was a member of the group's blog subcommittee, where she helped relaunch the student blog and collaborated on posts with her fellow ambassadors. Heather is enthusiastic about public health and MEZCOPH! She frequently encourages others to get involved, and we are confident that as an alumna, she will continue to foster these practices. Congratulations Heather and thank you for all you have done for MEZCOPH!

Tatiana Gonzalez

MPH, Health Services Administration

Tatiana Gonzalez is an MPH student in Health Services Administration from the Phoenix campus. Tatiana has been a valuable resource to Student Services at the Phoenix campus by connecting prospective students, representing public health in health careers presentations to high school students, and planning and hosting social events for all graduate students. It was particularly helpful during remote learning to have a student like Tatiana willing to bring people together in a virtual setting.

Tatiana shares that: “Everyone involved with MEZCOPH is proud to represent the college.” Personally, the biggest reason she recommends MEZCOPH is the dedication the college (employers, students, professors, etc) has to helping their students. Everyone wants all students to succeed and will do all they can to assist with that." Through her efforts, Tatiana has become that involved individual assisting many prospective, current, and future students' success in the college. We are very thankful for Tatiana’s contributions to a welcoming and inclusive environment for our current and prospective students. Congratulations Tatiana!

Erin Green

BS, Health Systems Theory and Practice

Erin Green is a BS student with a track in Health Systems Theory and Practice. During the last two years as she was earning her degree, Erin also worked for Shipherd Reed, the Director of Communications for MEZCOPH, as a communications assistant. In that role, Erin brought together her knowledge, skills, and her network of fellow students to significantly elevate the college’s social media engagement numbers, especially for Instagram and LinkedIn. At the same time, Erin served as an Undergraduate Ambassador for the college, promoting student-run events like the Social Justice Symposium and the Public Health Poster Forum that serve to connect the college community and promote the college’s mission across the university.

For her summer internship in 2020, Erin worked on projects for the college’s Academic Health Departments and also with the Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center. More recently she served as an intern with Kirin Goff at the Applied Health Policy Institute and wrote two insightful blog posts about mental health among LGBTQ+ youth, and the benefits of a harm reduction approach to combat the opioid crisis.She has excelled in her courses and continues to build a sense-of-belonging among all students. For all these accomplishments and many more, for all she contributed to our student life and our MEZCOPH community, we are proud to recognize Erin Green today. Congratulations Erin!