UAB’s public relations specialists are the fastest, most efficient way for reporters to reach UAB experts on deadline. Call 205-934-3884.

We also have a full-service broadcast team that can facilitate interviews for TV, radio or Skype and provide b-roll or sound on request. Search by topic or name to find featured experts or contact Public Relations for additional information.

Martha Wingate, DrPH

Maternal and child health-public health • Maternal morbidity and mortality • Birth outcomes • Public health systems and policy

Angela Sullivan, Ph.D.

Suicide prevention interventions • Mental health • health behavior • 

Safal Khanal, O.D., Ph.D., FAAO

Myopia (nearsightedness) onset, progression, prevention, and treatment  •Refractive errors in children and adults  •Visual and refractive development in infants and children  •Visual electrophysiology  •Ocular effects of light and digital devices  •Dry eyes and ocular surface diseases 

Joseph Wolfe, Ph.D.

Sociology • Medical Sociology • Health Disparities • Social Stratification 

Jeff Wickliffe, Ph.D.

Environmental health • Air and water pollution • Food safety • Health risk assessment • Exposure science • Maternal and child health • Environmental factors affecting cancer, neurological and neurodevelopmental diseases

Daniel B. Cox, M.D.

Trauma • Surgical critical care • Trauma systems • Military medicine

John B. Holcomb, M.D.

Acute care surgery • Injury research • Trauma surgery • Military medicine • Use of whole blood

Kelly Berg, RDN

Nutrition • Nutrition education and health behaviors • Time-restricted eating  • Communication in nutrition 

Yusen Zhai, Ph.D.

 •Psychology •Mental health & social issues

Christopher Ballmann, Ph.D.

Exercise • Impact of music and nutritional supplements on performance

Michael Kase, DMD 

Maxillofacial prosthetics • Prosthodontics • Oral cancer and oncology

Akhlaque Haque, Ph.D.

• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Urban sprawl • Using GIS for population surveillance • Information management • Urban crime and Census data

Nicholas Onken, O.D.

Pediatric optometry • Myopia control • Contact lenses

Samantha J. Shebib, Ph.D.

Interpersonal communication •Family communication •Dark side of communication •Instructional communication •Health Communication •Advanced Statistics 

Channing Brown, M.D.

Mental health for kids and adults • Reducing weight stigma• Healthy eating and exercise for children and aduklts

Sukhkamel Campbell, M.D.

Fertility preservation • PCOS • Endometriosis • Infertility • Recurrent pregnancy loss • Reproductive surgeries • Fibroids and fertibility 

Joshua Robinson, Ph.D.

• Economics • Health Economics • Industrial Distribution 

Charles Gorman, Ph.D.

Human Resources • Leadership • Management • Organizational Development

Benjamin Meadows, Ph.D.

Economics • Environmental Economics • Economics of Education • Housing Markets • Labor Market Dynamics

Jack Howard, Ph.D.

Human Resource Management • Employee Rights • Personnel Administration • Workplace bullying and aggression

Tom DeCarlo, Ph.D.

Sales force management  • New product development • Market analysis and segmentation  • Brand management

James O. Hill, Ph.D.

Obesity • Nutrition • Metabolism • Physical activity • Weight loss and regulation • Precision Nutrition • Wellness 

Lori Bateman, Ph.D.

• Minority health disparities • Sociology • Social determinants of health

Laura Rogers, MD

• internal medicine and obesity • exercise in cancer survivors • obesity medicine and weight management

Page 1 of 9