The University of Utah’s Public Relations office serves as a media resource — ready to answer questions, help find experts in many disciplines, and supply materials, information, and story ideas.

U of U Communications Director
Keith Sterling keith.sterling@utah.edu
Office: 801-581-5180
Cell: 801-258-1522

U of U Interim PR Director
Remi Barron r.barron@utah.edu
 Office: 801-581-7295
Cell: 801-230-4413

U of U National News Specialist
Valoree Dowell v.dowell@utah.edu
Office: 801-585-6861
Cell: 801-403-3128

U of U Science News Specialist
Lee J. Siegel lee.siegel@utah.edu
Office: 801-581-8993
Cell: 801-244-5399

U of U Public Relations Assistant
Shawn Wood shawn.wood@utah.edu
 Office: 801-585-9244

 

 

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Academic Affairs
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Karen Dace, Office of Diversity
karen.dace@utah.edu
801-581-7569
Anthropology
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Henry Harpending, distinguished professor of anthropology
henry.harpending@anthro.utah.edu
801-581-3776
Architecture, Graduate School of
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Mimi Locher, College of Architecture and Planning
locher@arch.utah.edu
801-585-8946
Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU)
Athletics
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Liz Abel, Sports Information
Label@huntsman.utah.edu
801-581-3511
Atmospheric Sciences, Department of
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Ed Zipser, professor of atmospheric sciences, U of U
ed.zipser@utah.edu
801-585-0467
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John Horel, professor of atmospheric sciences
john.horel@utah.edu
801-581-7091

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Bioengineering
Business, School of
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Chris Treasure, Marketing and Public Relations , David Eccles School of Business
christopher.treasure@business.utah.edu
(801) 587-9456

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Campus Recreation
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Rob Jones, Outdoor Recreation Program
rjones@crs.utah.edu
801-581-8516
Career Services
Center for Public Policy
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Cathy Chambless, Center for Public Policy and Administration
cathy.chambless@cppa.utah.edu
(801) 585-0371
Center for Public Policy & Administration
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Sara McCormick, U of U Center for Public Policy & Administration
sara.mccormick@cppa.utah.edu
801-585-7764
Chemical/Fuels Engineering
College of Architecture + Planning
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Maged Senbel, U of U College of Architecture + Planning
senbel@arch.utah.edu
801-585-8947
College of Education
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Kathleen Brown, U of U Reading Clinic
kathleen.brown@utah.edu
801-541-4594
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Kathy Hill, Department of Special Education
hill@ed.utah.edu
801-581-8034
College of Engineering
College of Humanities
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Robert Newman, Dean, College of Humanities
Robert.newman@hum.utah.edu
801-581-8816
College of Humanities-Dean
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Maureen Mathison, College of Humanities
maureen.mathison@m.cc.utah.edu
801-581-5623
College of Law
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Erik Luna, professor of law
lunae@law.utah.edu
801-585-5500
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James Holbrook, clinical professor of law
holbrookj@law.utah.edu
(801) 585-9693
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Laura Kessler, U of U S. J. Quinney College of Law,
kesslerl@law.utah.edu
(801) 585-9697
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Wayne McCormack, professor of law
mccormackw@law.utah.edu
801-581-8494
College of Social and Behavioral Science
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Barbara Brown, professor of family and consumer studies
barbara.brown@fcs.utah.edu
(801) 581-7111
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Robert Mayer, Professor, Family Consumer Studies
robert.mayer@fcs.utah.edu
801-581-5771
Communication
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Craig Denton, Department of Communication
craig.denton@utah.edu
(801) 581-5321
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David Vergobbi, U of U Department of Communication
david.vergobbi@utah.edu
801-581-3294
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Lisa Flores, U of U Ethnic Studies Program
lisa.flores@utah.edu
801-585-1887
Communication, Department of
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Robert K. Avery, Department of Communication
rka@utah.edu
801-581-5343
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Sally Planalp
sally.planalp@utah.edu
801-581-5822
Computing, School of
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Chris Coleman, Computer Specialist
coleman@cs.utah.edu
(801) 581-8580
Cont. Ed.
Continuum
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Julianne Basinger
julianne.basinger@alumni.utah.edu
(801) 587-7837
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Julianne Basinger
julianne.basinger@alumni.utah.edu
(801) 587-7837
Continuum Magazine
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Jason Smith, Editor, Continuum and U of U Publications Manager
jason.m.smith@utah.edu
(801) 581-3862

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David Eccles School of Business
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Scott Schaefer, Assoc Dean Academic Affairs, Professor of Finance
scott.schaefer@business.utah.edu
801-585-1925
Dept. of Human Genetics
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Mark Leppert, distinguished professor of human genetics
mleppert@genetics.utah.edu
801-581-8131
Dir. Utah Traffic Laboratory; Civil/Environ. Engineering
Director, Environmental Studies Program
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Dan McCool, Professor of Political Science
dan.mccool@poli-sci.utah.edu
801/585-6455
Disability Services

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Education, College of
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Clifford J. Drew, associate dean, College of Education
clif.drew@ed.utah.edu
(801) 581-8221
Educational Leadership & Policy
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Diana Pounder, Associate Dean for Professional Education
diana.pounder@ed.utah.edu
(801) 581-8221
Educational Psychology
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John Kircher, professor of educational psychology
john.kircher@utah.edu
(801) 209-1537
Educational leadership/policy
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Octavio Villalpando, associate vice president for diversity
octavio.villalpando@utah.edu
(801) 581-7569
Engineering, College of
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Deidre Schoenfeld
dschoenfeld@coe.utah.edu
(801) 581-8954
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Robert Roemer, professor of mechanical engineering
roemer@mech.utah.edu
(801) 585-5631
English
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Meg Brady, Professor
meg.brady@utah.edu
801/581-7993
Exercise/Sport Science
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Janet M. Shaw, U of U Exercise and Sport Science
janet.shaw@health.utah.edu
801-585-5107

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Family & Consumer Studies
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Cheryl Wright, family and consumer studies
cheryl.wright@fcs.utah.edu
(801) 581-7712
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Ken Smith, professor of family and consumer studies
ken.smith@fcs.utah.edu
801-585-5135 Morning
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Sonia Salari, Associate Professor
sonia.salari@fcs.utah.edu
801-581-5725
Family and Preventive Medicine
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Michael K. Magill, MD, Chairman, Family and Preventive Medicine
michael.magill@hsc.utah.edu
801 581-4074
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Tina Waters, Family and Preventive Medicine
tina.waters@hsc.utah.edu
(801) 581-4074
Fine Arts, College of
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Heidi Makowski, Development Officer
Heidi.makowski@finearts.utah.edu
(801) 581-5773
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Sara Christensen, assistant to the director
sara.christensen@utah.edu
801-585-5339
Fort Douglas/Heritage Commons Complex
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Fort Douglas/Heritage Commons Complex
info@housing.utah.edu
(801) 587-2002

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Geography
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Harvey J. Miller, Professor
harvey.miller@geog.utah.edu
(801) 585-3972
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Philip Dennison, assistant professor of geography
dennison@geog.utah.edu
(801) 585-1805
Gerontology Interdisciplinary Program
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Dale Lund, Center on Aging
(801) 581-8199
Grad School of Social Work
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Helen Graber, Belle S. Spafford Endowed Chair
helen.graber@socwk.utah.edu
(801) 581-8276

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Health Care, Health Sciences
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Kathy Wilets, University of Utah Health Sciences Public Affairs
kathryn.wilets@hsc.utah.edu
(801) 581-5717
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Ryann Rasmussen, Health Sciences Public Affairs
Ryann.Rasmussen@hsc.utah.edu
(801) 581-7387
Hinckley Institute of Politics
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Rochelle Parker, Communication and Outreach Coordinator
rochelle.m.parker@hinckley.utah.edu
801-581-8501
History
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Janet Theiss, U of U Asian Studies, College of Humanities
janet.theiss@m.cc.utah.edu
801-585-6477
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Rebecca Horn, associate professor of history, U of U
rebecca.horn@hum.utah.edu
801-581-5294
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Ronald Smelser, professor, Department of History
rmsmelser@mail.hum.utah.edu
801-581-6121
Human Genetics
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Jean Eden, Editor
jeden@genetics.utah.edu
(801) 581-7805
Humanities, College of
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Heidi Camp, Assistant Dean, College of Humanities
heidi.camp@utah.edu
801-581-6214
Huntsman Cancer Institute

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KUED-Channel 7
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Mary Dickson, KUED
mdickson@media.utah.edu
(801) 581-3263
KUER-FM 90
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Tiffany Casey, Administrative Assistant
tcasey@media.utah.edu
(801) 581-6625
Kingsbury Hall
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Sheri Jardine, Public Relations Associate
sheri.jardine@kingsbury.utah.edu
(801) 585-1556

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Languages & Literature
Law, College of
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Amos Guiora, professor of law
guioraa@law.utah.edu
(801) 581-4295

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Marriott Library
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Barbara Yamada, Chair
barbyamada@gmail.com
(435) 649-1334
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Joyce Ogburn, J. Willard Marriott Library
joyce.ogburn@utah.edu
801-585-9521
Mines & Earth Sciences-Dean
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Jim Steenburgh, professor and chair of atmospheric sciences
jim.steenburgh@utah.edu
801-581-8727
Mines and Earth Sciences, College of
Moran Eye Center
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Moran Eye Center
801-581-2352
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Steve Brown, Communications Manager, Moran Eye Center
steven.brown@hsc.utah.edu
(801) 587-7693
Museum of Fine Arts
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Dana Rogers, Utah Museum of Fine Arts
Dana.Rogers@umfa.utah.edu
(801) 581-7328
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Shelbey Lang, Utah Museum of Fine Arts
shelbey.lang@umfa.utah.edu
(801) 585-1306
Museum of Natural History
Music
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Chris Smith
chris.smith@music.utah.edu
(801) 585-6973

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Natural History Museum of Utah
Nursing, College of
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Katie Schrier, University of Utah College of Nursing
katie.schrier@nurs.utah.edu
(801) 581-8919

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Philosophy
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Deen Chatterjee, Department of Philosophy
d.chatterjee@philosophy.utah.edu
801-581-3862
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Steve Downes, Professor and Chair
s.downes@utah.edu
(801) 581-6094
Physics
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Benjamin Bromley, Professor
bromley@physics.utah.edu
801/581-8227
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Jing Shi, associate professor of physics
jshi@physics.utah.edu
(801) 585-0792
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Orest Symko, professor of physics
orest@physics.utah.edu
(801) 581-6132
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Paolo Gondolo, associate professor of physics
paolo@physics.utah.edu
(801) 581-7788
Pioneer Theater Company
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Pioneer Theater Company
(801) 581-6270
Political Science
Professor, School of Architecture
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Martha S. Bradley, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs
martha.bradley@utah.edu
801/581-3188
Public Relations

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Red Butte Gardens
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Nick Rothacher, Lowell Bennion Community Service Center
nrothacher@sa.utah.edu
(801) 587-9027
Rehabilitation
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Melody Krahulec, Clinical Nurse
melody.krahulec@nurs.utah.edu
(801) 581-5109
Rice-Eccles Stadium
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Mark Burk, Rice-Eccles Stadium Director
mburk@stadium.utah.edu
801-585-1650

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S.J. Quinney College of Law
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Christopher L. Peterson, Professor of Law
christopher.peterson@law.utah.edu
(801) 581-6655
Science, College of
Seismograph Stations
Seismograph Stations, University of Utah
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Kris Pankow, seismologist
pankow@seis.utah.edu
(801) 585-6484
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Relu Burlacu, network manager, U of USeismograph Stations
burlacu@seis.utah.edu
(801) 581-6274
Social & Behavioral Science, College of
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Becky Murphy, College of Social & Behavioral Science
becky.murphy@csbs.utah.edu
801-581-7579
Social Work, College of
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Lisa Himonas, development director, College of Social Work
lisa.himonas@socwk.utah.edu
801-587-8387
Student Recruitment

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Teaching & Learning
Technology Venture Development
Theatre, Department of
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Elise Lazar, Theatre Dept., Marketing Director
Elise.Lazar@utah.edu
(801) 581-5404
the University of Utah
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Kate Ferebee, public relations specialist
kate.ferebee@utah.edu
801-587-9183
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Valoree Dowell, national news specialist
v.dowell@utah.edu
801-585-6861

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U Counseling Center
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Lauren Weitzman, Ph.D., U of U Counseling Center
lweitzman@sa.utah.edu
801-581-6826
University Relations
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Fred Esplin, U of U VP for University Relations
fred.esplin@utah.edu
801-581-4088
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Jenny Young, University Relations
jenny.young@utah.edu
801-581-4088
University Writing Program
Utah Seismograph Stations
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Bruce Gale, assistant professor of mechanical engineering
bruce.gale@utah.edu
(801) 585-5944

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