Rosales is asst. dean at UA-Phoenix campus
Faculty member Dr. Cecilia Rosales has been named assistant dean of the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health-Phoenix campus.
She is also an associate professor and director of Phoenix programs.
Before joining the college in 2005, Rosales served as director of the Office of Border Health for the Arizona Department of Health Services. She served on the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission and the Arizona-Mexico Commission.
Hu named Biostats director at UA-Phoenix
Also at the UA Zuckerman College of Public Health-Phoenix campus, Chengcheng Hu, Ph.D., has been named director of biostatistics.
Hu is also director of the biometry core on the chemoprevention of skin cancer project at the UACancer Center.
He was previously an assistant professor of biostatistics at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Roche named sr. VP at Molecular Diagnostics
Patrick Roche, Ph.D., has joined HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. as senior vice president for IVD assay development.
Roche joins HTG from Ventana Medical Systems/Roche Tissue Diagnostics where he served as vice president of translational diagnostics. He also led reagent product development at Ventana, launching more than 30 in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products.
Before that, Roche was director of the Immunohistochemistry Clinical Laboratory and associate professor of pathology and biochemistry-molecular biology for the Mayo Clinic. He has co-authored more than 120 peer-reviewed publications.
Knight rejoins UAMC at South campus
Dr. Vicki Knight has rejoined the University of Arizona Health Network as inpatient medical director for psychiatric and behavioral health services at the University of Arizona Medical Center — South Campus.
She succeeds Dr. Richard Rhoads, who continues as medical director for the Crisis Response Center at South Campus.
Previously a UAMC inpatient psychiatrist and UA assistant professor of clinical psychiatry, Knight left last year to be medical director of behavioral health at Marana Health Center.
Before that, she worked in community psychiatry at Indian Health Services, Arizona Department of Corrections, and Magellan Health Services in Phoenix.
She has also been a medical ethicist at the American Medical Association.
Ellsworth is director of BioCommunications
Rita Ellsworth has been appointed director of the Division of BioCommunications at the Arizona Health Sciences Center.
Ellsworth recently retired after a 36-year career at AHSC BioCommunications, the last four years as director. She previously served as coordinator of web development and graphic services for AHSC BioCommunications. She was owner of Rita Ellsworth Design from 1988 to 1997.
Cox promotes Lauber
Cox Business has promoted Sebastian Lauber to senior account executive in Southern Arizona.
He has 12 years of experience in the telecommunications sales industry, and joined Cox in 2008 as an account executive.
He is a former small business owner.
Arriola opens insurance agency
Eddie Arriola has opened Eddie Arriola Insurance Agency in Tucson.
He has worked with large insurers in supplemental insurance and property and casualty, and previously was a massage therapist.
His agency represents seven companies for home and auto, and also offers business, worker’s compensation and life insurance.
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