People Group Archives: Presenters

Najma Akhther is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Communication at Wayne State University. Najma is also an Assistant Professor of the Journalism and Media Studies program at Jahangirnagar University (JU) in Bangladesh. She is presently on leave for her doctoral study. Najma’s research interest lies at the intersection of health-risk and crisis communication […]

Elizabeth Spradley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of communication at Stephen F. Austin State University and serves as the communication program’s and basic course coordinator. Recent publications include articles in Journal of Communication Pedagogy, Journal of the Motherhood Initiative, and book chapters in the edited volumes Work From Home: Multi-Level Perspectives and Pandemic Communication and […]

Frederike Scholze holds a Master’s degree with distinction in International Business from Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Management and Law (ZHAW). Next to her bachelor’s and master’s studies, she has worked at different companies in the aviation industry. During her studies, Frederike Scholze has researched crisis communication, strategic development, and project management.  

Dr. Albena Björck is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the School of Management and Law, at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in Switzerland. Prior to academia, Dr. Björck spent around 20 years in business practice and is currently a consultant and executive coach. Her academic research focuses on strategic management, branding, change and […]

Stuart J. Lawson, SJL IT Services, is a systems architect and developing focusing on the development of interactive applications to support learning pedagogy.        

Audra Diers-Lawson, Leeds Beckett University, serves as the editor for the Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication and the Chair of the Crisis division of the European Communication Research and Education Association.

Lynzee Kraushaar is an MBA student at SIUE, where she also received her undergraduate degree in applied communication and public relations.  

Scott Sellnow-Richmond is an Assistant Professor of Communication at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. His research focuses primarily on identity in various organizational contexts, including risk and crisis-related behaviors.  

Marta Lukacovic is an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Furman University, SC-USA. She researches new media communication that surrounds security-related issues such as risks of violence, extremism, or infectious disease.    

Braden Rolsing earned her master’s degree in applied communication at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2020. She works as a corporate trainer for a senior living organization.