Media Relations
The Media Relations office, in the Department of University Relations, is Northwestern's official source for stories about breaking news, research, scholarship, arts, campus and administration issues.  The staff promotes stories through Northwestern news services and multimedia formats to the news media, often resulting in worldwide exposure.

What We Do
Tell Us About News
Who We Are
Guide to Experts

What We Do

  • Write news releases about Northwestern news that are sent to the media and distributed through Northwestern's official news publications.
  • Write news advisories related to breaking news, listing the names and expertise of faculty members available to comment on the story of the day.
  • Provide assistance to faculty on op-ed writing, doing everything from extensively editing the pieces to simply trying to place them with the media. 
  • Help reporters find experts for their stories.
  • Offer radio reporters the use of an ISDN news studio where Northwestern faculty can be interviewed.
  • Develop a strategy for disseminating a story about your latest research, book or news.
  • Offer media training and advice about responding to media queries.

Tell Us About News

Don’t assume we know about all of the interesting occurrences on our three busy campuses in Evanston, Chicago and Doha, Qatar.

Tell us about anything you believe is newsworthy or interesting, particularly published research. Faculty members can also be included in the faculty experts guide that we provide to the media. See the staff listing below with corresponding beats.

Call us at least seven days in advance with news of your research or event so that we can assist you effectively.

Who We Are

Alan K. Cubbage
Vice President for University Relations
847-491-4886
a-cubbage@northwestern.edu

Pat Vaughan Tremmel
Associate Director of Media Relations
847-491-4892
p-tremmel@northwestern.edu

Marla Paul
Health Sciences Editor
312-503-8928
marla-paul@northwestern.edu

Megan Fellman
Science and Engineering Editor
847-491-3115
fellman@northwestern.edu

Wendy Leopold
Education Editor
847-491-4890
w-leopold@northwestern.edu

Judy Moore
Fine and Performing Arts Editor
847-491-4819
jkm229@northwestern.edu

Megan Washburn
Director of Media Relations, Kellogg School of Management
847-491-5446
m-washburn@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Mary Jane Twohey
Director of Media Relations
847-491-4889
mjtwohey@northwestern.edu

Stephen Anzaldi
Managing editor
847-491-4893
anzaldi@northwestern.edu

Brendan Cosgrove
Broadcast Associate
847-491-5753
b-cosgrove@northwestern.edu

Matt Paolelli
Web Content Provider
847-467-1569
m-paolelli@northwestern.edu

Andrea Albers
Newsroom Assistant
847-491-4871
a-albers@northwestern.edu

Jasmine Rangel
Newsroom Coordinator
847-491-5048
j-rangel@northwestern.edu

Guide To Experts

The Northwestern Media Guide to Experts can be searched by faculty name or subject area.

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