CCTT Overview

Overview

The Crisis Communication Think Tank (CCTT) is a crisis research and practice thought leadership group. The invited CCTT members collaborate on various projects and attend a yearly event, sponsored by the C. Yarbrough Professorship in Crisis Communication Leadership, the Center for Health and Risk Communication, the Georgia Athletic Association Professorship in Grady College, and the Hearst Visiting Professionals Fund at the University of Georgia.

The CCTT aims to build collaborations among researchers, practitioners and educators both in and outside the U.S. The overarching goal is the continuation of crisis communication science and practice through dialogue on emerging topics and the co-creation of evidence-based advice for next-generation crisis research and practice.

Co-Founders

Yan Jin, C. Richard Yarbrough Professor in Crisis Communication Leadership, Professor of Public Relations, Assistant Department Head of Advertising and Public Relations, Associate Director of Center for Health and Risk Communication.

Glen Nowak, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at Grady College, Co-Director of Center for Health and Risk Communication, Professor of Advertising, Department of Advertising and Public Relations.

Bryan Reber, former Department Head of Advertising and Public Relations, Professor Emeritus of Public Relations.

Membership

CCTT membership is by invitation. A small group of recognized crisis scholars and practitioners, based on their crisis scholarship and/or professional communication leadership in crisis practice, are invited to join the think tank as members or participate as guests in the annual CCTT event.