UAB Media Protocols and Guidelines
The UAB Office of Marketing and Communications oversees UAB’s public relations functions, including integrated internal and external communications and media relations. A renowned public doctoral research university and academic medical center with a growing campus, vibrant student life, expansive impact in the community and a $12.1 billion annual economic impact in the state, UAB is committed to the creation and dissemination of knowledge that will change the world.
Marketing and Communications recognizes the importance of the news media to an informed public and works with reporters to communicate significant developments, as well as information about our people, operations and outcomes. We regularly communicate about how our students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters are advancing all areas of our mission: education, health care, research, community service and economic development. In addition, Athletic Communications works with news media to communicate information specific to UAB Athletics.
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Specific Guidelines
The following protocols and guidelines are intended to support the important work happening throughout the UAB community and facilitate constructive interactions with the news media:
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Media Contacts
UAB Public Relations works with the news media to support the institution’s strategic goals and inform the public. Contact us for more information or to request phone, in-person, e-mail for interviews with our experts, including those within the UAB Health System.
![Alicia Rohan](/news/images/people/alicia-rohan.png)
Leads strategy development and implementation for a team of public relations professionals to coordinate external communications for the university and health system, including media relations, emergency communication, social media and special projects.
![Adam Pope](/news/images/people/adam-pope.png)
Leads external communications for units within the traditional university campus. Pope and his team proactively reach out to the media to secure media hits telling the story of happenings on campus ranging from the arts to student stories, graduate and undergraduate research and beyond. The team works reactively to ensure appropriate experts are connected with media within their deadline.
Specific beats include: School of Health Professions; College of Arts and Sciences; Political Science; Criminal Justice; Anthropology; Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Collat School of Business; School of Education; Administrative News; Office of the Provost for Student and Faculty Success; Enrollment, Admissions, Financial Aid; Human Resources; Issues Management; Student Affairs/Student Life;Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center
![Ted Feeley](/news/images/people/ted-feeley.png)
Leads external communications for UAB Athletics.
![Jeff Hansen](/news/images/people/jeff-hansen.png)
Communicates UAB research discoveries and initiatives from across the university for a variety of audiences.
Specific beats include: biochemistry; cell, developmental and integrated biology; microbiology; molecular genetics; neurobiology; pathology; pharmacology and tocixology; Alabama Drug Discovery Alliance; Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
![Tehreem Khan](/news/images/people/tehreem-khan.png)
Specific beats include: Department of English; Department of Computer Science; Department of History; Department of Philosophy; Department of African American Studies; Department of Social Work; Department of Sociology; UAB Facilities; Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion; Honors College.
![Hannah Echols](/news/images/people/hannah-echols.png)
Specific beats include: School of Nursing; School of Public Health; Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology; Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Division of Nephrology; Department of Genetics; Department of Pediatrics; Women’s Health; Ophthalmology/UAB Callahan Eye Hospital ; Neurology; Neurosurgery
![Micah Hardge](/news/images/people/micah-hardge.png)
Specific beats include: School of Engineering; CORD; Department of Biology; Department of Mathematics; Department of Chemistry; Department of Physics
![Brianna Hoge](/news/images/people/brianna-hoge.png)
Specific beats include: O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center; Radiation Oncology, Hematology Oncology, Radiology, Gynecology Oncology, Urology Oncology, Department of Surgery - Surgical Oncology; Department of Psychology; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology; Otolaryngology/ENT; Department of Surgery; GI, General, Breast and Endocrine, Plastic, Pediatric; Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine; Urology
![Anna Jones](/news/images/people/anna-jones.png)
Specific beats include: School of Dentistry; School of Optometry; Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care; Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine; Department of Dermatology; Department of Family and Community Medicine; Department of Pathology; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Department of Radiology; Telemedicine; Department of Surgery (Cardiothoracic, Orthopedic Surgery, Trauma, Acute Care, Vascular surgery & Endovascular therapy); Cardiology; Division of Preventive Medicine
![Shannon Thomason](/news/images/people/shannon-thomason.png)
Specific beats include: The Arts at UAB; Alys Stephens Center ; AEIVA; ArtPlay ; Arts in Medicine; Student Affairs and Student Life; Career & Professional Development Services; Veterans Services; Lecture Series; Homecoming; Issues management ; Administrative News; College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Art and Art History; Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures; Department of Music; Department of Theatre; Department of Communication Studies; Institute for Human Rights; WBHM; National Alumni Society; The Graduate School; Development