Share Your Passion for Health & Wellness
Join our peer support mission by promoting Campus Health services, events, and programs to help Wildcats connect with resources for general and mental health wellness.
About the WellCats
WellCat Duties
Support students in getting connected to a wide variety of mental health and wellness services on campus. WellCat Ambassadors do this through:
- Tabling for Campus Health and CAPS at Campus Events
- Outreach activities featuring health education games and activities on various health and wellness topics
- Outreach Presentations featuring Campus Health and CAPS services as well as specific programs (Togetherall, Peer Counseling, etc.).
- Assist Campus Health and CAPS staff with organizing special events (including therapy animal visits).
- Learn to lead grounding activities
- 1-3 hours per week time commitment, which may include evening or weekend events
Previous experience with Campus Health and CAPS not required, but students with Campus Health or CAPS experience (as a student employee or as a recipient of services) are encouraged to apply.
How You'll Grow Being A WellCat
- experience in the mental health field
- time-management, organization, and multi-tasking skills
- communication & public speaking
- insight into accessing healthcare and mental health resources
- appreciate the importance of mental health in someone's lived experience
For more information about Wellcats please contact Ryley Tegler at ryleytegler@arizona.edu.
WellCat Leads
Sofia Chacon (She/Her)
Social Media and Hideaway After Hours
B.S. Biochemistry
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Winslow, AZ
Dream Job: Anesthesiologist
Interests: Going to the movie theater, collecting vinyl records, trying new foods, and spending time with my favorite people.
Olivia Gibbons (She/Her)
Social Events and After Hours at the Hideaway
B.S. Molecular & Cellular Biology | Minor: Japanese Language
Year: Junior
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
Dream Job: Oral Surgeon / ENT
Interests: Crocheting, Watching TV Shows, Playing the Bass Guitar, Drawing Portraits of my Friends, Cooking & Baking (Gluten free), Playing video games!
Sadie Goldman (She/Her)
Administration and Social Media
B.A. Psychology & Communication
Year: Senior
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Dream Job: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Interests: Watching sitcoms, mountain biking, listening to Broadway music, shopping at Trader Joe's
Hiyun Lee (She/Her)
Arts and Crafts
B.S. Public Health
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Dream Job: Orthopedic Surgeon
Interests: Figure skating, playing violin, watching sports with friends and family, running, reading
Natalie Rawlings (She/Her)
General Programming & Tabling
B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology, Biochemistry | Minor: Business
Year: Senior
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Dream Job: MDPhD running my own lab + clinic!
Interests: Rock climbing, hiking, gardening, baking (cookies especially!)
Meet The WellCats
Sam Baumgarner (He/They)
B.S. Neuroscience and Cognitive Science & Software Engineering | Minor: Public Health
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Yuma, AZ
Dream Job: Creating new medical tech for people with disabilities.
Interests: Baking, reading, writing, volunteering
Landry Clarke (He/They)
B.S. Mathematics | Minors: Computer Science
Year: Junior
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Dream Job: Something where I get to solve lots of problems
Interests: crocheting, reading, drinking coffee, watercolor
Ava Falcon (She/Her)
B.S. Psychological Science (Pre-Dental)
Year: Senior
Hometown: Manhattan, NYC
Dream Job: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
Interests: Film and Television, acting, dentistry, travel, fashion
Abby Heitert (She/Her)
B.S. Public Health
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Dream Job: Not sure yet, just something that allows me to help others.
Interests: Reading, playing video games, swimming
Brooke Caroline Hummel (She/Her)
B.A. Psychology | Minor: Journalism
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Nashville, TN
Dream Job: Social Worker
Interests: Running, pickleball, learning about God
Teagan Heller (She/Her)
B.S. Medicine
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
Dream Job: Dentist
Interests: Walking my dogs along the Bosque, spending time with friends, traveling
Emily Klein (She/Her)
B.A. Psychology | Minor: Theatre Arts
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Newbury Park, CA
Dream Job: Marriage and Family Therapist
Interests: Hiking, dance, getting food with my friends
Giselle Lopez
B.S. Medicine
Year: Senior
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Dream Job: Where I can grow, learn, and contribute to the greater good as well as the well-being of others, all while having a sense of fun, fulfillment, and joy in everything I do! (Or career wise: Naturopathic Medical Doctor)
Interests: Exploring, Creating, Gaming and Dancing
Naomi Markowitz (She/Her)
B.S. Neuroscience and Cognitive Science | Minor: Biochemistry
Year: Junior
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Dream Job: Specialty physician in pediatrics
Interests: Hiking, traveling, volunteering, spending time with friends & family
Molly McGowan
B.S. Nursing
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Highlands Ranch, CO
Dream Job: Registered Nurse
Interests: Travel, shop, hang out with friends, volunteer, spend time outside
Valeria Mendez (She/Her)
B.S. Psychological Science | Minor: Classics
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Bowie, AZ
Dream Job: Forensic Psychologist
Interests: Reading, True-Crime, listening to music
Tomiwa Nedd (He/Him)
B.A. Psychology | Minor: French
Year: Junior
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Dream Job: Clinical Psychologist
Interests: Photography, binging Netflix series, watching football, and reading.
Maxima Neijmeijer (She/Her)
B.S. Human Development and Family Sciences
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Dream Job: Marriage and Family Therapist
Interests: Working out, Photography, Reading
Jacqueline Nguyen (She/Her)
B.S. Molecular & Cellular Biology & B.S. Physiology & Medical Sciences
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Dream Job: Doctor
Interests: Hiking, shopping, finding a good coffee place
Sofia Ohlson (She/Her)
B.S. Public Health
Year: Junior
Hometown: Tulsa, OK
Dream Job: Non-profit work/Healthcare administration
Interests: Tennis, reading, movies, thrifting with friends!
Suhani Patel (She/Her)
B.S. Neuroscience & Cognitive Science | Minor: Game Design & Development
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Dream Job: Physician
Interests: Reading, traveling, making music, spending time with friends and family :)
Alexandra Phillips (She/Her)
B.S. Nursing
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Eagle, ID
Dream Job: Women’s Health/Advocacy Nurse Practitioner
Interests: Rafting, fly fishing, skiing
Sadie Rubin (She/Her)
B.S. Medicine
Year: Junior
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Dream Job: Emergency Room PA-C
Interests: Yoga, dance, health & wellness, hiking, finding cute new coffee shops
Evelyn Rohloff (She/Her)
B.S. Public Health
Year: Senior
Hometown: Roseville, MN
Dream Job: Inter-partner violence Health Educator
Interests: Reading, crocheting, and hiking!
Maria Hermelinda Rosales Alfaro (She/Her)
B.S. Psychology
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Lima, Peru
Dream Job: Clinical Psychologist
Interests: Face Timing family on the weekends, obsessed with the scented leaf gusher green tea (it's amazing), and I can’t live without my cat
Savannah Sosin (She/Her)
B.A. Psychology
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Addison, IL
Dream Job: Therapist
Interests: Reading, running, and spending time with my friends & family
Aiya Tawakkol
B.S. Physiology and Medical Sciences | Minor: Public Health
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Houston, TX
Dream Job: Physician
Interests: Volunteering, horse-back riding, ceramics, hiking, playing the piano
Tanner Valus
B.S. Psychological Science
Year: Senior
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Dream Job: Clinical Psychologist
Interests: Pickleball, Sand Volleyball, and Leading Bible Studies
Desiree Woods (She/Her)
B.S. Medicine
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Chandler, AZ
Dream Job: Radiology Technician
Interests: Reading, Coloring, Music, Spending time with the people I love, God
Grace Zauner (She/Her)
B.A. Psychology | Minor: Educational Psychology
Year: Junior
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Dream Job: Therapist
Interests: Journaling, reading, yoga, and art
Felicia Zhang (She/Her)
B.S. Physiology and Medical Sciences
Year: Freshman
Hometown: Mesa, AZ
Dream Job: Physician (primary care)
Interests: Crafting, Tennis, Hiking, Volunteering, Traveling