Shannon Thomason

Shannon Thomason

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Public Relations Specialist

thomason@uab.edu | (205) 975-8858

Identifies and develops stories that highlight the arts, faculty news, student stories and beyond a UAB. Connects media with experts to enhance their story.

Specific beats: 

  • Advancement
  • The Arts at UAB
    • AEIVA 
    • Alys Stephens Center  
    • Arts in Medicine 
    • ArtPlay   
  • College of Arts and Sciences 
    • Department of Art and Art History 
    • Department of Communication Studies
    • Department of Music 
    • Department of Theatre 
    • Institute for Human Rights
    • Department of World Languages and Literatures
  • The Graduate School 
  • Libraries
  • National Alumni Society 
  • WBHM 

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center brings Al Pacino, Red Baraat, Wynonna, “The Daily Show,” Emmylou Harris, Anthony Bourdain and more to Birmingham.

A UAB music student ensemble, invited to perform at an international music conference, will perform new works by UAB music faculty.

“Dowager Daughters of Transcendence,” a new play by Theatre UAB’s Cheryl Hall, picked for world premiere and 20 shows by Chicago theater.
UAB Jazz Ensemble and student Micah Braxton won top honors at the 2012 Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Student Jazz Band Festival.

Music created by UAB students for the show “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” earns Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival honors.

William Price presented a paper on an orchestral work by Frank Zappa, plus Price’s original works were performed at conferences in March.

Run for fun and a good cause when the UAB National Alumni Society hosts the 2012 Scholarship 5K/10K April 27 at Pepper Place district.

Undergraduate students show off their academic research on a wide range of topics with Expo 2012, April 20 in Heritage Hall.

An artist will offer her perspective on autism issues as part of the UAB book dialogues.

UAB has so many art studio students graduating that their works fill two shows. The first opens with a free reception April 13.
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