Crisis Communications Archive
READINESS’: A keystone concept beyond organizational crisis preparedness and resilience
Yan Jin, Timothy Coombs, Yijing Wang, Toni van der Meer, and Brittany Shivers (Ph.D. candidate)’s article “’READINESS’: A keystone concept beyond organizational crisis preparedness and resilience” was recognized in 2026 as […]
Risk READINESS for Psychological Safety at Workplace: A New Decision-Making Thermometer
GuangLun Hsiang (Ph.D. student), Yijing Wang, Silvia Ravazzani, and Yan Jin. “Risk READINESS for Psychological Safety at Workplace: A New Decision-Making Thermometer.” Accepted for presentation at BledCom (The 33rd International Public […]
Managing Internal Dissent and Adversarial Employee Activism: A New Corporate Governance Function
Sara Conti, GuangLun Hsiang (Ph.D. student), Chun-Ju Flora Hung-Baesecke, Silvia Ravazzani, and Yan Jin. “Managing Internal Dissent and Adversarial Employee Activism: A New Corporate Governance Function.” Accepted for presentation at BledCom […]
Jiyoung Yeon (Ph.D. Student) and colleagues received Top Paper Awardfrom Political Communication Division at the 2026 International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference
Jiyoung Yeon (Ph.D. Student) and colleagues received Top Paper Awardfrom Political Communication Division at the 2026 International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference for “From “just jokes” to “biased truth”: How politician-featured memes shape […]
Weather the Storm
Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn. Immersive virtual reality experience: “Weather the Storm.” https://www.ugavr.com/weatherthestorm Overview: Weather the Storm is an immersive virtual reality experience designed to help coastal residents understand the true […]
Health Persuasion Enablers and Barriers, Intertwined: Uncovering the Roles of Trust, Risk Tolerance and Message Fatigue among Australian Adults
Hyoyeun Jun (PhD alum), Amisha Mehta, Youngji Seo (PhD alum), Yan Jin, and Jacob Riley. (2025). “Health Persuasion Enablers and Barriers, Intertwined: Uncovering the Roles of Trust, Risk Tolerance and Message Fatigue […]
Overcoming Informational Conflict: The Role, Limits, and New Opportunities of Expert Voices in Crisis and Risk Communication
Xuerong Lu (PhD alum), Yan Jin, and Santosh Vijaykumar (forthcoming). “Overcoming Informational Conflict: The Role, Limits, and New Opportunities of Expert Voices in Crisis and Risk Communication.” Crisis and Risk […]
Developing a READINESS Mindset with Trauma-Informed Management for Crisis Communication
Nicholas Eng, Madden, S., & Rongting Niu (Ph.D. student). (Accepted). Developing a READINESS Mindset with Trauma-Informed Management for Crisis Communication. Journal of Communication Management. Abstract: This online survey with 456 communications […]
UGA Transdisplinary Earth System Science for Global Solutions and Public Engagement (ENGAGE)
Michael Cacciatore and Glen Nowak are part of a $2,974,744 five-year University of Georgia proposal submitted to the National Science Foundation to create a UGA Transdisplinary Earth System Science for […]
Information Vetting as a Key Component in Social-mediated Crisis Communication: An Exploratory Study
Abstract: In order to understand publics’ information consumption behavior in current media environment, this study addresses how and why individuals vet information (or not) in crisis situations. Grounded in dual-process […]