Randall N. Hyer, MD, PhD, MPH – Deputy Director, Center for Risk Communication
Vincent T. Covello, PhD – Director, Center for Risk Communication
Benjamin R. Morgan, MA – Senior Fellow, Centre for Crisis and Risk Communication

Series: Social Issues, Justice and Status; Media and Communications – Technologies, Policies and Challenges
BISAC: BUS052000; TEC065000; BUS070060
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/IXHA1318

Advances in the Practice of Risk, Crisis, and Emergency Communications brings together leading scholars and seasoned practitioners to examine how communication functions as a life-saving, trust-building, and ethically grounded practice in an era defined by cascading crises, technological disruption, and heightened public vulnerability. Spanning diverse global contexts -from pandemics and wildfires to earthquakes, misinformation crises, and emerging AI-driven threats, this edited volume integrates theory, empirical research, and real-world field experience to advance both scholarship and professional practice.The book moves beyond traditional crisis communication models to address the full spectrum of risk, crisis, and emergency communication, emphasizing human behavior under stress, equity and inclusion, moral outrage, internal organizational dynamics, media responsibility, and the evolving information environment. Contributors draw on neuroscience, psychology, risk perception research, emergency management doctrine, and cultural analysis to show why communication design, empathy, credibility, and trust often matter more than data alone. Chapters explore critical contemporary challenges including generative AI and synthetic media, news bans and misinformation in rural and Indigenous communities, systemic failures in emergency alerting, and culturally grounded health communication during Ebola and COVID-19 responses. Designed for advanced students, researchers, and practitioners, this volume offers conceptual frameworks, case studies, and actionable insights that bridge academia and practice. With contributions from internationally recognized experts across multiple disciplines and regions, the book positions communication not just a supporting function, but also, as essential infrastructure for resilience, public safety, and ethical leadership in high-stakes environments.

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