Health Sciences Leads and Inspires With “I Wear a Mask”
A showing of support for public health protocols from the College of Medicine – Tucson’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. From left: Michelle Ortiz, PhD, Rachelle Powell, Victoria Murrain, DO.
After months apart, University of Arizona Health Sciences faculty, staff and students are beginning to return to campus following the guidance of the university. Among the changes we are all becoming familiar with, everyone is required to wear face coverings when on campus, and team Health Sciences is committed to leading by example.
As members of the Health Sciences community, whether we’re working on the frontlines of health care, or supporting the institution’s education and research goals, we believe we are stronger together, and that we can collectively influence our community’s health and well-being.
The “I Wear a Mask” photo campaign aims to capture our shared goal of leading by example as a cohesive team of faculty, staff and students, throughout the state. College leaders, researchers, alumni, health care experts, staff and students share what motivates them to be stewards of public health protocols.
We believe it is our shared responsibility to model proper safety standards, and show the community that #TeamHealthSciences is committed to following science-based safety protocols on and off campus.
Nicole Delatorre, Alex Thome, PhD, Shuhua Chen and Lucia Whitman, PhD, from the Center for Innovation in Brain Science share their inspiration in the UArizona Health Sciences “I Wear a Mask” campaign.
College of Nursing student BrookeLyn Black wears a mask for her patients in Tucson.
Laura Desteiguer, administrator with the UArizona Center for Innovation in Brain Science wears a mask for the most vulnerable.
Indu Partha, MD, assistant professor at the College of Medicine – Tucson, wears a mask for her patients.
First-year College of Medicine – Tucson student Andres F. Diaz wears a mask for the immunocompromised, especially kids.
Second-year College of Medicine – Tucson student Paul Nguyen is one of 32 students from the Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix to be awarded a Primary Care Physician Scholarship in 2020.
Noelle Haro-Gomez, photojournalist for the Health Sciences Office of Communications, photographs first-year College of Medicine – Tucson student Oluwatobi Faith Odeneye.
Primary Care Physician Scholarship recipient and first-year College of Medicine – Tucson student Oluwatobi Faith Odeneye shares why he wears a mask.
Wearing a mask for her family and patients, Victoria Murrain, DO, is the vice dean of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the College of Medicine –Tucson.
Kevin Moynahan, MD, FACP, is a professor and deputy dean for Education at the College of Medicine – Tucson.
Janet Corral, PhD, associate professor and associate dean of Curricular Affairs at the College of Medicine – Tucson, writes her motivations for upholding public health standards by wearing a mask.
During video production for the “I Wear a Mask” campaign, Viola Watson, videographer for the UArizona Health Sciences Office of Communications, interviews Ike Chinyere,MD/PHD student, at the College of Medicine – Tucson, as he discusses the importance of wearing a mask.
Mandi Corenblum, MS, lab manager and research specialist, and Mark Drew, PhD, translational project manager at the Center for Innovation in Brain Science.
Photographed proudly wearing a mask, Dhanalakshmi Shankara Raman, postdoctoral research associate with the UArizona Center for Innovation in Brain Science poses for the UArizona Health Sciences “I Wear a Mask” campaign.
On the Tucson campus, College of Nursing student Tori Hyson wears a mask for her family.
Maria Williams and Elizabeth Mata, third-year College of Medicine – Tucson students, share their signs. Williams wears a mask for her community and Mata wears a mask for her family.
Third-year College of Medicine – Tucson students Asha Esprit and Brianna Dolana stand outside of the Health Sciences Innovation Building in Tucson. Esprit wears a mask for Tucson and Dolana wears a mask for her daughter.
Jacqueline Sanchez and Alyssa Cordova, College of Medicine – Tucson research technicians, hold their signs in front of the Health Sciences Innovation Building in Tucson. Sanchez and Cordova are graduate students in the Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program at the University of Arizona (PREP@UAZ ), which provides American Indian/Alaskan Native students with a rigorous research and educational foundation to prepare them for biomedical doctorate programs.
UArizona Cancer Center director Joann Sweasy, PhD, holds her sign in front of the Cancer Center’s Levy and Salmon buildings in Tucson. She wears a mask for “the safety of cancer patients, survivors and researchers.”
First-year College of Medicine – Phoenix student Prathima Harve holds a sign that says she wears a mask for her community. Harve is one of 32 students from the Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix to be awarded a Primary Care Physician Scholarship this fall.
Tony Malaj, executive director of campus management and operations of UArizona’s Phoenix Biomedical Campus, holds a sign that reads, “I wear a mask for you!”
Alicia Espinoza, Bertha Chavez, Sandra Romo and Altagracia Coronado, who provide building services for the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, hold their signs in a courtyard.
Terry Urbine, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health’s Phoenix campus, shares his sign, showing that wearing masks can bring the R number of the virus that causes COVID-19 below 1. This number measures the average number of people someone shedding the virus will infect.
Alma Ramirez, a health educator from the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health’s Phoenix campus, holds a sign that reads, “I wear a mask for the health and wellness of my community.”
Maryell Martinez, administrative associate for the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health’s Phoenix campus, wears a black mask with a wildcat incorporating the man in the maze motif, a sacred symbol of the Tohono O’odham people.
First-year College of Medicine – Phoenix student Natalie Alteri shares a sign that reads, “I wear a mask for my community.” Alteri is one of 32 students from the Colleges of Medicine in Tucson and Phoenix to be awarded a Primary Care Physician Scholarship this fall.
Taylor Elinski is a first year medical student and recipient of the Primary Care Scholarship at the College of Medicine – Phoenix.
Back on campus in Phoenix, Mandana Naderi, PharmD, BCIDP, is an instructor with the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science at the College of Pharmacy.
Conrad Clemens, MD, MPH, senior associate dean for graduate medical education at the College of Medicine – Tucson, is modeling safe practices for patients and family.
Roy Wageman, videographer in the Health Sciences Office of Communications, records Todd Vanderah, PhD, as he talks about the importance of wearing a mask. Vanderah is director of the Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center.
Todd Vanderah, PhD, professor at the College of Medicine – Tucson, and director of the Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center.
Researchers in the Vanderah Lab study pain and addiction, and wear their masks.
Angela Smith is an undergraduate research fellow studying pain in Todd Vanderah’s lab at the College of Medicine – Tucson. Smith wears a mask for her coworkers and family.
Kevin Cheng, MSc, PhD student, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, chooses safety over comfort.
A winning sentiment from Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, director of the UArizona Center for Innovation in Brain Science.
Will Holst, director of marketing and communications at the UArizona College of Nursing, writes his motivations for upholding public health standards by wearing a mask.
Motivated to protect others. From left: Will Holst, director of marketing and communications, Ida M. “Ki” Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing.
University of Arizona College of Nursing Dean Ida M. “Ki” Moore, PhD, RN, FAAN, shares that she has her entire college in mind.
Decked out in UA Blue, from left: Aden Abdi, Philip Moya, MSN, BSN, RN, Kayla Killigrew and Nicolo Abrugena from the College of Nursing pose for the campaign. Moya is a clinical nursing instructor. Abdi, Killgrew and Abrugena are fourth-year nursing students.
From left: Ali Bridges, director of communications at the College of Pharmacy, Rick G. Schnellmann, PhD, dean of the College of Pharmacy, Shipherd Reed, director of communications and digital media at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, Iman Hakim, MBBCh, PhD, MPH, dean of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health.
Chris Zerio is a College of Pharmacy research fellow.
Matthew Dodson, PhD, is a post-doctoral research associate at the College of Pharmacy.
Nkiru Nwachukwu is a senior program coordinator at the College of Pharmacy on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.
Cynthia Thomson, PhD, RD, is a professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and director at the Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention and Health Promotion.
Kathy W. Smith, MD, is assistant dean of student affairs at the College of Medicine – Tucson. Smith wears a mask “So we can all get back together sooner rather than later."
Norman Koelling is a retired staff member at the College of Medicine – Tucson.
Barbara Moore is an administrative assistant in the Office of Student Affairs at the College of Medicine – Tucson, completes the prompt, “I Wear a Mask For...”
Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA, dean, the College of Medicine – Tucson. “I wear a mask because I want to protect others. Most people think that wearing a mask protects you and that is not necessarily true, unless it is a specific N-95 mask. Masks are meant to protect others. So, if you do not wear your mask then you are just being selfish.”
Researchers from the Chapman and Zhang labs in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
Cecilia Rosales, MD, MS, wears a mask to protect her first newborn grandchild. Dr. Rosales is an associate dean, professor and chair of the Division of Public Health Practice & Translational Research at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.
Taking a break from her work testing the UArizona community on the Phoenix campus, Shannon Espinosa, RN, UArizona alumni, says she wears a mask “for the people I’m testing for COVID-19.”
Registered nurse Shannon Espinosa is an alumni of the College of Nursing in Phoenix.
Family matters for Rodrigo Silva, DVM, MPH, adjunct professor at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.
Faculty at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus share their signs. From left: Leila Barraza, JD, MPH, associate professor, Janet Foote, PhD, assistant professor and Alma Ramirez, health educator.
Lupe Gastelum, MPH, is a special assistant to the dean at the College of Medicine – Tucson. Gastelum wears a mask for her mom and her aunt who are over the age of 65 and have diabetes.