H. DAN O’HAIR is Professor of Communication at the University of Kentucky. He is a past editor of the Journal of Applied Communication Research and has served as an associate editor for more than three dozen scholarly journals. Dr. O’Hair has authored and co-authored over 100 research articles and scholarly book chapters in the fields of communication, risk sciences, applied communication research, health, medicine, and business. MARY JOHN O’HAIR is Professor of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky. Dr. O’Hair served as Dean of the UK College of Education and as Vice-Provost and K20 Center Director at the University of Oklahoma. She was the founding editor of Teacher Education Yearbook and has served as co-editor and associate editor for multiple publications in communication and education disciplines.

• 1 Addressing Catastrophes Through Communication Science 1H. Dan O’Hair and Mary John O’Hair2 Where is it Safe? Questioning Education Policy, Safety, and Choices for Students Traveling Internationally During a Global Health Crisis 11Ellie Holliday, Jason Hope, and Amanda U. Potterton3 Addressing the Role of Prior Experience in the Development of Risk Perceptions, Information Seeking and Processing Behaviors During Natural Disasters 29Laura M. Fischer, Cara Lawson, and Taylor K. Ruth4 Enhancing Catastrophic Event Preparedness and Response: The Inoculation Approach 49Bobi Ivanov, , Lindsay L. Dillingham, Erin B. Hester, and Kimberly A. Parker5 Communication Strategies to Initiate and Sustain Catastrophe Compassion 65Erin B. Hester, Bobi Ivanov, Kimberly A. Parker, and Mehroz Sajjad6 Social Marketing Strategy: Enhancing Preparedness for Catastrophic Events 84Kimberly A. Parker, Sarah A. Geegan, Erin B. Hester, and Bobi Ivanov7 Building Risk Communication Infrastructure by Bolstering Emergency Managers’ Formal and Informal Communication Networks 103Bradley A. Trefz, David H. Bierling, Andrew Christjoy, and Joshua B. Barbour8 Individual Disaster Communication Following Catastrophic Mass Violence: The Case of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting 120Matthew L. Spialek and J. Brian Houston9 Social Media Misinformation about Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change: Structures, Communication Processes, and Individual Factors that Influence the Diffusion of Misinformation 137Kevin B. Wright10 “The Princeton Outbreak”: A Case Study of a University Health Crisis and Implications for Communicating Science 155Judy F. Jarvis, Ralph A. Gigiotti, and John Kolligian11 Blue or Stormy Skies?: The Roles of Strategic Risk Communication in Protecting Communities Before, During, and After Severe Weather 174Anita Atwell Seate, Brooke Fisher Liu, Ji Youn Kim, Xin Ma, Saymin Lee, and Daniel Hawblitzel12 Risk and Crisis Communication: Considering Catastrophic Mudslides in Uganda’s Bududa District 191Angella Napakol, Anne Neville Miller, Timothy L. Sellnow, Deanna D. Sellnow, Ann Mugunga, and Johnny Khaukha13  Risk, Science, and Health Collaborations during Cascading and Simultaneous Disasters 206Rebecca M. Rice and Megan E. Cullinan14 Communicating Inclusively and Reliably about Climatological and Meteorological Events: Social Network Analysis, Message Framing, and Communication Competence 219William T. Howe and Maria Shpeer15 How Government Leaders Use Social Media During Disasters. A Scoping Review 239Lauren B. CainIndex 255

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