Media Relations

The Office of Media Relations provides comprehensive media relations service to the University community, working closely with state, regional and national media to publicize University programs, events and activities as well as faculty research and expertise.

Cathy Andreen, Director of Media Relations, 205/348-8322, candreen@ur.ua.edu
• Campus issues
• Outreach, Admissions, Alumni, Academic Superlatives
• School of Law
• College of Continuing Studies

Chris Bryant, Research Communications Director and Assistant Director of Media Relations, 205/348-8323, cbryant@ur.ua.edu
• Research magazine
• College of Arts & Sciences: Anthropology, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Geological Sciences, Physics/Astronomy, MINT, Mathematics
• College of Nursing

Suzanne Dowling, 205/348-8324, sdowling@ur.ua.edu
• College of Education
• School of Social Work
• Commencement

Bill Gerdes, 205/348-8318, bgerdes@cba.ua.edu
• Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration

Linda Hill, 205/348-8325, lhill@ur.ua.edu
• Student news
• Events/local interest stories
• Dean’s and graduation lists.
• Homecoming
• Honors Week
• Honors College
• Capstone International

Richard LeComte, 205/348-3782, rllecomte@ur.ua.edu
• College of Arts & Sciences: Music, Art, English, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Religious Studies, Theatre/Dance, Languages, Criminal Justice, American Studies, Institute for Social Science Research, Geography, Communicative Disorders, New College
• College of Community Health Sciences (CCHS)
• Libraries
• Museums
• Creative Campus

Deidre Stalnaker, 205/348-6416, dstalnaker@ur.ua.edu
• College of Communication and Information Sciences

Michael Washington, 205/348-4956, mwashington@ur.ua.edu
• College of Human Environmental Sciences

Mary Wymer, 205/348-6444, mwymer@eng.ua.edu
• College of Engineering