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 

Extensive reading as a tool to acquire a language is topic of Dec. 3 lecture

Extensive reading as a tool to acquire a language is topic of Dec. 3 lecture
The lecture is part of the Jemison Lecture Series and is presented by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.

Experience “A Very Electric Christmas” show Dec. 18 at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center

Experience “A Very Electric Christmas” show Dec. 18 at UAB’s Alys Stephens Center
Audiences of all ages will treasure this magical tale of family, friendship and hope set to timeless holiday hits.

UAB exhibition “Scourge: Diseases That Shaped History” opens Dec. 3

UAB exhibition “Scourge: Diseases That Shaped History” opens Dec. 3
Curated by art history students, the exhibition focuses on three epidemics, along with a lecture by Michael Saag, M.D.

Fashion designs by Holocaust victim live on in “Stitching History From the Holocaust,” Jan. 7-March 16

Fashion designs by Holocaust victim live on in “Stitching History From the Holocaust,” Jan. 7-March 16
The exhibition at AEIVA is presented by the Birmingham Holocaust Education Center with gallery talks, a fashion show and a play by community partners.

UAB piano students Dina Kasman, Mira Walker win state MTNA auditions

UAB piano students Dina Kasman, Mira Walker win state MTNA auditions
Kasman and Walker are music majors in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music, and both are in the Honors College’s University Honors Program.

Miss UAB 2019 is Lillie-Ann Dawson of Birmingham

Miss UAB 2019 is Lillie-Ann Dawson of Birmingham
Dawson, a junior majoring in neuroscience, also won the Interview and Talent awards and was awarded $2,900 in scholarships.

Owner gets the key to UAB’s fifth Habitat home

Owner gets the key to UAB’s fifth Habitat home
The project is funded by the UAB Benevolent Fund, the employee charitable arm of UAB.

Panel on the arts as a powerful tool for healing, Nov. 13

Panel on the arts as a powerful tool for healing, Nov. 13
The panel will include artists and creative arts therapists using a variety of creative arts to help individuals on their paths of recovery.

Japanese music focus of Nov. 15 recital

Japanese music focus of Nov. 15 recital
On the program for “A Piano Event Encounter with Japanese Music” are autumn songs, Japanese nursery rhymes, Japanese/American anime songs, and more.

UAB alumna Beth Shelburne named a PEN America Writing for Justice fellow

UAB alumna Beth Shelburne named a PEN America Writing for Justice fellow
As a fellow, Shelburne will complete “The Castaways,” a long-form narrative journalism piece about aging men serving life without parole for nonviolent crimes.
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