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