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Julia Fraustino

Julia Fraustino

Former Researcher

Researcher on START Projects

Social Media Use during Disasters

July 2012 to October 2013

Training in Risk and Crisis Communication (TRACC)

August 2011 to October 2013

Selected Publications

Toward More Audience-Oriented Approaches to Crisis Communication and Social Media Research (Book Chapter)

Social Media Use During Disasters: How Information Form and Source Influence Intended Behavioral Responses (Journal Article)

The Scared, the Outraged, and the Anxious: How Crisis Emotions, Involvement, and Demographics Predict Publics' Conative Coping (Journal Article)

How Disaster Information Form, Source, Type, and Prior Disaster Exposure Affect Public Outcomes: Jumping on the Social Media Bandwagon? (Journal Article)

Beyond Image Repair: Suggestions for Crisis Communication Theory Development (Journal Article)

Social Media Use during Disasters Fact Sheet (Project Fact Sheet)

Social Media Use during Disasters: A Review of the Knowledge Base and Gaps (START Reports)

News References

Sinclair Broadcast Group: Responding to Orlando attack, elected officials walk politicization tight-rope (START in the News)

Risk communication researchers earn top paper awards (News)

START: Researchers from START’s Training in Risk and Crisis Communication (TRACC) Program earn Top Paper Awards (START in the News)

START: START report identifies new ways to train risk communication skills (START in the News)

Idisaster 2.0: New Study: Social Media Use During Disasters (START in the News)

Relief Web: Social Media Use during Disasters: A Review of the Knowledge Base and Gaps (START in the News)