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 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.

The 2012 Ireland Prize for Scholarly Distinction goes to Professor of Piano Yakov Kasman, who will be honored April 17.

Three UAB piano and voice students were honored for their performances at two competitions in the state March 30-31.

UAB’s Alys Stephens Center honors Birmingham’s Civil Rights history with a new work and world premiere by composer Yotam Haber.

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