Mae's Bio Page

My name is Mae Nicole Rouhani, and I am pursuing a degree in Public Health at the University of Arizona. I am currently in my last year of my undergraduate education. I used to be a volunteer in the Women's Center at Tucson Medical Center, where I assisted nurses and technicians with their patient's needs. It had been incredible to see what goes on after a surgery, and how patients heal during the recovery phase. In the Fall of 2011, twice a week, I dedicated my time towards my internship at the American Cancer Society (ACS). The experience had been rewarding from the very start. I worked under the Quality of Life director, and she had taught me how to approach patients in the incubation room at the Arizona Cancer Center to inform them about the free services that the ACS offers. I assisted event planners coordinate special events, such as the recent Making Strides for Breast Cancer walk that successfully took place this October. This past semester, I interned at the International Rescue Committee as a Health Advocate for refugees. I assisted refugees in utilizing our health care system by taking them to establish care with PCP's, setting up dental and optical visits, enrolling mothers onto WIC, and teaching many refugees their rights of utilizing language lines.

When I graduate this May, I will embark on my graduate journey towards my Master's in Public Health here at the University of Arizona. While receiving acceptance offers from George Washington and University of Albany-SUNY, I believe that I will be able to fulfill my passions in tackling the skin cancer epidemic and Middle Eastern health disparities by staying in Arizona and working with the wonderful professors here.

Another very important aspect in my life is art. In the past 4 years of university I took various art classes, where I spend time learning about ancient art, modern contemporary art, drawing, painting and photography. I never realized that I had such a talent in photography until I took my first level photo class in my second year of college. My photo projects consisted of photo collages made up of disposable photos, a darkroom series, and an object displacement series. My object-displacement series was hung up in the Art Building's student exhibit board for other students to see. It consisted of a series of photographs of a grapefruit that was placed in different surroundings. Ever since this photography class, I have taken my photo skills into a whole new level of passion. I make as much time as possible to take new photos for personal projects. Without my creative artistic side, I could never have been so appreciative of the science and biology I learn in Public Health and the Pre-med courses I have taken. The human body is so intriguing, and I know that the biggest reason why I appreciate the health sciences so much is because I can visualize and express what I learn into my own art.