Brianna Hoge
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Manager of Public Relations
bhoge@uab.edu | (205) 855-9983Leads external communications for units within the university campus and professional schools. Hoge and her team proactively tell stories through external media outlets, featuring news about the arts, student stories, graduate and undergraduate research and beyond. The team works reactively to connect appropriate experts with media on subject matter expertise.
Specific beats:
- College of Arts and Sciences
- Department of Anthropology
- Department of Criminal Justice
- Department of Math
- Department of Physics
- Department of Political Science
- Department of Psychology
- Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology
- School of Dentistry
- School of Education
- Administrative News
- Office of the Provost for Student and Faculty Success
- Office of Access and Engagement
- Enrollment, Admissions, Financial Aid
- Human Resources
- Student Affairs and Student Life
The UAB undergraduate student affiliates group of the American Chemical Society has been awarded its highest recognition for the 2019-2020 academic year, Outstanding Student Chapter Award.
According to the National Institutes of Health, one in eight women experiences postpartum depression or anxiety. That number almost doubles for Black women.
UAB experts explain some of the benefits of getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
Shervanne Poleon will receive recognition of this award in July at the Focus on Eye Health National Summit, where she is also invited to present her work as a speaker.
Mai Nguyen is the first UAB School of Optometry student to receive this research grant, totaling $189,180. She will study retinitis pigmentosa.
Kirksey named to American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician Board of Directors
Starting in August, Keneshia Kirksey, M.D., will serve two five-year terms as a member of the physician board of directors for the ABPMR.
The third seminar in the UAB African American Studies Program’s Black mental health series will feature Joy Harden-Bradford, founder of the “Therapy for Black Girls” podcast.
Due to the novel COVID-19 pandemic, traditional gatherings are still unsafe. A UAB expert encourages the continuation of mask wearing and social distancing during Easter and Mother’s Day celebrations.
Courtney Severino, Jasmin Revanna and Retta El Sayed will receive up to three years of support for graduate education, including a $34,000 annual stipend plus $12,000 per year toward the cost of graduate work.
Research from UAB and China’s Nantong University found that children who were more fearful made safer pedestrian decisions, but too much fear could cause them to make more mistakes.