Health Sciences Media Relations Team


At the Woodruff Health Science Center, we have a team of people ready to connect you with experts. From health care to public health, each of our team members have beats that they cover – making it easy for you to find what you need.

Janet Christenbury

Director of Media Relations, Emory Healthcare

jmchris@emory.edu

Phone: 404-727-8599

Emory Healthcare, plus access to physicians and patients

Janet Christenbury

Andrea Clement

Associate Director of Public Relations, Winship Cancer Institute

andrea.clement@emory.edu

Cancer research and clinical care; cancer clinical trials 

Andrea Clement

Jacob Gnieski

Associate Director of Media Relations, Health Science Communications

jacob.gnieski@emory.edu

Phone: 770-281-0158

AI and health, family and preventive medicine, orthopaedics

Jacob Gnieski

Jennifer Johnson McEwen

Director of Communications, Emory Brain Health Center

jennifer.johnson@emory.edu

Phone: 404-727-5696

Brain health, Alzheimer’s, psychiatry, neurology, rehab medicine, sleep medicine  

Jennifer Johnson McEwen

Brian Katzowitz

Associate Vice President for Communications, Woodruff Health Sciences Center

brian.katzowitz@emory.edu

Phone: 404-583-8805

School of Medicine  

Brian Katzowitz

Lara Moore

Associate Director of Media Relations, Health Science Communications

lara.w.moore@emory.edu

School of Nursing, bioinformatics, human genetics, pediatrics, geriatrics  



Lisa Newbern

Chief of Public Affairs, Emory National Primate Research Center

lisa.newbern@emory.edu

Phone: 404-727-7709

Lisa Newbern

Georgia Parmelee

Director of Media Relations, Woodruff Health Sciences Center

Georgia.Robert.Parmelee@emory.edu

School of Medicine  

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Jennifer Phillips

Senior Manager of Media Relations, Emory Healthcare

jennifer.phillips2@emoryhealthcare.org

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Rob Spahr

Director of Public Relations, Rollins School of Public Health

rob.spahr@emory.edu

Phone: 470-590-8055

Public health, epidemiology, HIV research, maternal health  

Rob Spahr