Communicating Science in Times of Crisis: Covid-19 Pandemic

ISBN-13: 9781119751779 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 416 str.

H. Dan O'Hair; Mary John O'Hair

Spis treści

Part 1 Conceptualizing Communication Science and COVID-19 11. Managing Science Communication in a Pandemic 3H. Dan O'Hair and Mary John O'Hair2. Comprehending Covidiocy Communication: Dismisinformation, Conspiracy Theory, and Fake News 15Brian H. Spitzberg3. How Existential Anxiety Shapes Communication in Coping with the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Terror Management Theory Perspective 54Claude H. Miller and Haijing MaPart 2 Promoting Health and Well-being 814. Communication and COVID-19: Challenges in Evidence-based Healthcare Design 83Kevin Real, Kirk Hamilton, Terri Zborowsky, and Debbie Gregory5. Identity and Information Overload: Examining the Impact of Health Messaging in Times of Crisis 110Jessica Wendorf Muhamad and Patrick Merle6. Social Media, Risk Perceptions Related to COVID-19, and Health Outcomes 128Kevin B. Wright7. Overcoming Obstacles to Collective Action by Communicating Compassion in Science 150Erin B. Hester, Bobi Ivanov, and Kimberly A. Parker8. Communicating the Science of COVID-19 to Children: Meet the Helpers 172Jennifer Cook, Timothy L. Sellnow, Deanna D. Sellnow, Adam J. Parrish, and Rodrigo Soares9. The Use of Telehealth in Behavioral Health and Educational Contexts During COVID-19 and Beyond 189Alyssa Clements-Hickman, Jade Hollan, Christine Drew, Vanessa Hinton, and Robert J. ReesePart 3 Advancing Models of Information and Media 21510. Toward a New Model of Public Relations Crisis and Risk Communication Following Pandemics 217Zifei Fay Chen, Zongchao Cathy Li, Yi Grace Ji, Don W. Stacks, and Bora Yook11. Perspective Change in a Time of Crisis: The Emotion and Critical Reflection Model 242Helen Lillie, Manusheela Pokharel, Mark J. Bergstrom, and Jakob D. Jensen12. Social Media Surveillance and (Dis)Misinformation in the COVID-19 Pandemic 262Brian H. Spitzberg, Ming-Hsiang Tsou, and Mark Gawron13. Science Communication and Inoculation: Mitigating the Effects of the Coronavirus Outbreak 302Bobi Ivanov and Kimberly A. ParkerPart 4 Examining Policy and Leadership 32114. Communicating with Policymakers in a Pandemic 323Michael T. Childress and Michael W. Clark15. Equally Unpleasant Choices: Observations on School Leadership in a Time of Crisis 338Justin M. Bathon and Lu S. Young16. Controlling the Narrative: Mixed Messages and Presidential Credibility 358Robert S. Littlefield17. Communicating Death and Dying in the COVID-19 Pandemic 375William Nowling and Matthew W. SeegerIndex 391

O autorze

H. Dan O'Hair is Professor of Communication in the Department of Communication at the University of Kentucky. He formerly served as President of the National Communication Association and has published over 100 research articles in risk, organizational, and health communication. He received his PhD in Communication from the University of Oklahoma.Mary John O'Hair is Professor of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky. She was formerly Dean of the UK College of Education between 2009 and 2018. She is the founding editor of Teacher Education Yearbook.