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
Phone: 404-727-8599
Emory Healthcare, plus access to physicians and patients

Andrea Clement
Associate Director of Public Relations, Winship Cancer Institute
Cancer research and clinical care; cancer clinical trials

Jacob Gnieski
Associate Director of Media Relations, Health Science Communications
Phone: 770-281-0158
AI and health, family and preventative medicine, orthopedics

Jennifer Johnson McEwen
Director of Communications, Emory Brain Health Center
Phone: 404-727-5696
Brain health, Alzheimer’s, psychiatry, neurology, rehab medicine, sleep medicine

Brian Katzowitz
Associate Vice President for Communications, Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Phone: 404-583-8805
School of Medicine

Damon Meharg
Senior Online Producer and Multi-Platform Journalist, Health Sciences Communications

Lara Moore
Associate Director of Media Relations, Health Science Communications
School of Nursing, bioinformatics, human genetics, pediatrics, geriatrics

Lisa Newbern
Chief of Public Affairs, Emory National Primate Research Center
Phone: 404-727-7709

Georgia Parmelee
Director of Media Relations, Woodruff Health Sciences Center
Georgia.Robert.Parmelee@emory.edu
School of Medicine

Amy Rowland
Director of Communications, Emory Global Health Institute
Phone: 404-457-7800

Rob Spahr
Director of Public Relations, Rollins School of Public Health
Phone: 470-590-8055
Public health, epidemiology, HIV research, maternal health
