Brianna Hoge

Brianna Hoge

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Manager of Public Relations

bhoge@uab.edu | (205) 855-9983

Leads 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

During the eighth annual Gift of Sight, uninsured and low-income Birmingham residents can receive a free eye exam and glasses. 

Could superheroes make children participate in more dangerous play time? A UAB graduate research assistant is conducting a study to see whether superheroes could be related to adolescent injuries.
After 21 years of service, Natalie Vines was medically retired from the military due to severe vision issues caused by two traumatic brain injuries. With treatment from UAB Eye Care, Vines has seen improvement in her vision.  
A Vision Science Graduate Program student in the UAB School of Optometry has received an F30 NIH grant, marking the first of its kind to be awarded in the program history.

Kristine Hopkins, professor in the UAB School of Optometry, has received the 2021 Educator of the Year award from the Alabama Optometric Association.

Born at 36 weeks, twins Mary and Emily Monk contracted a virus that would lead to one being diagnosed as blind. 

UAB clinical psychologist Megan Hays walks through five strategies that can be used to manage pandemic anger and burnout. 

UAB’s Rachel Cowan, Ph.D., explains how to assist a disabled neighbor in the event of dangerous weather. 

Vu Nguyen, M.D., MBA, will be the new chair for UAB’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, effective Jan. 1, 2022.

UAB’s Megan Hays, Ph.D., shares how to overcome common negative thinking traps by using cognitive behavioral therapy.
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