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Sellnow
  • Professor

  • University of Kentucky

  • United States


Timothy L. Sellnow (Ph.D.) is Professor of Communication and Information Science at the University of Kentucky. His primary research and teaching focus is on risk and crisis communication. Much of his recent research focuses on comprehension of risk messages and strategic communication for mitigating the impact of and maintaining resilience in response to crises. He has co-authored five books and published many refereed journal articles focusing on strategies for effective risk and crisis communication. His most recent book, co-authored with Matthew Seeger, is entitled, Theorizing Crisis Communication. He is also a past editor of the Journal of Applied Communication Research. He has served as a risk and crisis communication advisor for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The World Health Organization, National Academy of Sciences, United States Geological Survey, and the United State Department of Agriculture.