{"product_id":"communicating-science-in-times-of-crisis-isbn-9781119751779","title":"Communicating Science in Times of Crisis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn more about how people communicate during crises with this insightful collection of resources \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCommunicating Science in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic\u003c\/i\u003e, distinguished academics and editors H. Dan O’Hair and Mary John O’Hair have delivered an insightful collection of resources designed to shed light on the implications of attempting to communicate science to the public in times of crisis. Using the recent and ongoing coronavirus outbreak as a case study, the authors explain how to balance scientific findings with social and cultural issues, the ability of media to facilitate science and mitigate the impact of adverse events, and the ethical repercussions of communication during unpredictable, ongoing events. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first volume in a set of two, \u003ci\u003eCommunicating Science in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic\u003c\/i\u003e isolates a particular issue or concern in each chapter and exposes the difficult choices and processes facing communicators in times of crisis or upheaval. The book connects scientific issues with public policy and creates a coherent fabric across several communication studies and disciplines. The subjects addressed include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA detailed background discussion of historical medical crises and how they were handled by the scientific and political communities of the time \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCognitive and emotional responses to communications during a crisis \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSocial media communication during a crisis, and the use of social media by authority figures during crises \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunications about health care-related subjects \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eData strategies undertaken by people in authority during the coronavirus crisis \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for communication scholars and researchers who focus on media and communication, \u003ci\u003eCommunicating Science in Times of Crisis: COVID-19 Pandemic\u003c\/i\u003e also has a place on the bookshelves of those who specialize in particular aspects of the contexts raised in each of the chapters: social media communication, public policy, and health care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 1 Conceptualizing Communication Science and COVID-19 1\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Managing Science Communication in a Pandemic 3 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eH. Dan O’Hair and Mary John O’Hair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Comprehending Covidiocy Communication: Dismisinformation, Conspiracy Theory, and Fake News 15 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian H. Spitzberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. How Existential Anxiety Shapes Communication in Coping with the Coronavirus Pandemic: A Terror Management Theory Perspective 54 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaude H. Miller and Haijing Ma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Promoting Health and Well-being 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Communication and COVID-19: Challenges in Evidence-based Healthcare Design 83 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Real, Kirk Hamilton, Terri Zborowsky, and Debbie Gregory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Identity and Information Overload: Examining the Impact of Health Messaging in Times of Crisis 110 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessica Wendorf Muhamad and Patrick Merle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Social Media, Risk Perceptions Related to COVID-19, and Health Outcomes 128 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin B. Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Overcoming Obstacles to Collective Action by Communicating Compassion in Science 150 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin B. Hester, Bobi Ivanov, and Kimberly A. Parker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Communicating the Science of COVID-19 to Children: Meet the Helpers 172 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Cook, Timothy L. Sellnow, Deanna D. Sellnow, Adam J. Parrish, and Rodrigo Soares\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Use of Telehealth in Behavioral Health and Educational Contexts During COVID-19 and Beyond 189 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlyssa Clements-Hickman, Jade Hollan, Christine Drew, Vanessa Hinton, and Robert J. Reese\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Advancing Models of Information and Media 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Toward a New Model of Public Relations Crisis and Risk Communication Following Pandemics 217 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZifei Fay Chen, Zongchao Cathy Li, Yi Grace Ji, Don W. Stacks, and Bora Yook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Perspective Change in a Time of Crisis: The Emotion and Critical Reflection Model 242 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Lillie, Manusheela Pokharel, Mark J. Bergstrom, and Jakob D. Jensen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Social Media Surveillance and (Dis)Misinformation in the COVID-19 Pandemic 262 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian H. Spitzberg, Ming-Hsiang Tsou, and Mark Gawron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Science Communication and Inoculation: Mitigating the Effects of the Coronavirus Outbreak 302 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBobi Ivanov and Kimberly A. Parker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Examining Policy and Leadership 321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Communicating with Policymakers in a Pandemic 323 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael T. Childress and Michael W. Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Equally Unpleasant Choices: Observations on School Leadership in a Time of Crisis 338 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustin M. Bathon and Lu S. Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Controlling the Narrative: Mixed Messages and Presidential Credibility 358 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert S. Littlefield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Communicating Death and Dying in the COVID-19 Pandemic 375 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Nowling and Matthew W. Seeger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex 391\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eH. Dan O’Hair\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary John O’Hair\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Educational Leadership Studies at the University of Kentucky. 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Readers will learn about the ethical consequences of communication during ongoing and rapidly changing events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommunicating Science in Times of Crisis: Covid-19 Pandemic\u003c\/i\u003e includes a detailed discussion of historical medical crises and their handling by scientists and politicians in their time, as well as explorations of the emotional and cognitive responses of the public to crisis communications. 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