Our office is dedicated to the wellness of individuals, teams, and the workplace, through a commitment to research, education, and services. Our key initiatives include:
- Improving the collective well-being of UAB Medicine
- Evaluating well-being, burnout, and engagement
- Examining and reducing organizational stressors
- Developing and deploying evidence-based interventions
- Offering wellness education and services
- Enhancing wellness scholarship
Wellness Wheel
The Wellness Wheel is a visual interpretation of our mission to focus on the physical, psychological, and social wellness of our people and place. We are committed to identifying and providing resources in multiple dimensions of wellness that are critical for individuals and teams while keeping the center of our focus on overall workplace wellbeing.
- Occupational Wellness
- Intellectual Wellness
- Spiritual Wellness
- Emotional Wellness
- Health/Physical Wellness
Wellness Team
David. A Rogers, M.D., MPHE
Chief Wellness Officer
Nisha Patel, MSHA, MBA
Director, Wellness & Administration
Katherine Meese, Ph.D.
Director, Wellness Research
Lauren Nassetta, M.D.
Director, Wellness Support Services
Megan McMurray Hays, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Wellness Education
Leah Pickett, NP
Advanced Practice Provider, Wellness Manager
Sam Perna, D.O.
Wellness Specialist
Julia Sanford, LICSW
Medical Student Counselor
Toni Beam
Nurse Wellness Manager
Alisa Palmore
Administrative Associate
Valerie Minor, MS
Administrative Associate
Malcolm Marler
Wellness Advocate
Adrianne Raymond, LPC
Medical Student Counselor
Ashley Hanson, Ph.D.
Wellness Specialist
Contact
Email us or reach out directly to a team member below.
Nisha Patel, MSHA, MBA
Director of Wellness & Administration
np1217@uab.edu
Alisa Palmore
Administrative Associate
alisapalmore@uab.edu
Valerie Minor, MS
Administrative Associate
vminor@uabmc.edu