Aaron Mauch is from the East Coast and grew up with General Motors moving his family from Ohio to Louisiana and then to Western New York (Go Bills!). He received his B.A. in Psych with a minor in English from La Tech in Ruston, La. He worked as a mental health tech, a paraeducator in an elementary school, and research staff at Meta before becoming a research assistant at OHSU. Aaron was just accepted to the MSW program at PSU where he will use his people skills and work ethic to make sure patients and families are supported. He enjoys reading, cooking, riding his bicycle, and creating art.