Communicating Science in Times of Crisis

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.

• Part 1 Conceptualizing Communication Science and COVID-19 1 1. Managing Science Communication in a Pandemic 3 H. Dan O’Hair and Mary John O’Hair2. Comprehending Covidiocy Communication: Dismisinformation, Conspiracy Theory, and Fake News 15 Brian H. Spitzberg3. How Existential Anxiety Shapes Communication in Coping with the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Terror Management Theory Perspective 54 Claude H. Miller and Haijing MaPart 2 Promoting Health and Well-being 814. Communication and COVID-19: Challenges in Evidence-based Healthcare Design 83 Kevin Real, Kirk Hamilton, Terri Zborowsky, and Debbie Gregory5. Identity and Information Overload: Examining the Impact of Health Messaging in Times of Crisis 110 Jessica Wendorf Muhamad and Patrick Merle6. Social Media, Risk Perceptions Related to COVID-19, and Health Outcomes 128 Kevin B. Wright7. Overcoming Obstacles to Collective Action by Communicating Compassion in Science 150 Erin B. Hester, Bobi Ivanov, and Kimberly A. Parker8. Communicating the Science of COVID-19 to Children: Meet the Helpers 172 Jennifer 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 189 Alyssa 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 217 Zifei 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 242 Helen Lillie, Manusheela Pokharel, Mark J. Bergstrom, and Jakob D. Jensen12. Social Media Surveillance and (Dis)Misinformation in the COVID-19 Pandemic 262 Brian H. Spitzberg, Ming-Hsiang Tsou, and Mark Gawron13. Science Communication and Inoculation: Mitigating the Effects of the Coronavirus Outbreak 302 Bobi Ivanov and Kimberly A. ParkerPart 4 Examining Policy and Leadership 32114. Communicating with Policymakers in a Pandemic 323 Michael T. Childress and Michael W. Clark15. Equally Unpleasant Choices: Observations on School Leadership in a Time of Crisis 338 Justin M. Bathon and Lu S. Young16. Controlling the Narrative: Mixed Messages and Presidential Credibility 358 Robert S. Littlefield17. Communicating Death and Dying in the COVID-19 Pandemic 375 William Nowling and Matthew W. SeegerIndex 391

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