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Katherine E. Rowan

Researcher at George Mason University

Publications -  18
Citations -  336

Katherine E. Rowan is an academic researcher from George Mason University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Crisis communication & Preparedness. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 18 publications receiving 300 citations.

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Lessons from the Ebola Outbreak: Action Items for Emerging Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response

TL;DR: Key lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak can be clustered into three areas: environmental conditions related to early warning systems, host characteristics related to public health, and agent issues that can be addressed through the laboratory sciences.
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Climate Change Education Through TV Weathercasts: Results of a Field Experiment

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of educational segments were produced by TV meteorologists, climatologists, and social scientists, which aired over one year during the nightly weather segment on WLTX TV (Columbia, South Carolina).
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Communication of climate projections in US media amid politicization of model science

TL;DR: The complexity and politicization of climate computer models can hinder communication of their science, uses and limitations as discussed by the authors, and evidence suggests that information on climate models in US newspapers is declining and that when it appears, it is often within sceptic discourses.
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Risky business: Engaging the public on sea level rise and inundation

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether U.S. public opinion may become as sharply polarized on adaptation responses as it has been on mitigation policies, and tested the impact of a community deliberative event with small-group sea level rise discussions as a depolarization strategy.

Risk Communication Education for Local Emergency Managers: Using the CAUSE Model for Research, Education, and Outreach

TL;DR: In this article, the CAUSE model is used to sketch a research program for understanding and enhancing emergency communication by generating hypotheses about ways of addressing and overcoming frequent risk communication challenges faced by emergency managers.