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Coombs, W. Timothy Professor
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- Professor, Communication, College of Liberal Arts
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Claeys, A., & Coombs, W. T.
(2020).
Organizational Crisis Communication: Suboptimal Crisis Response Selection Decisions and Behavioral Economics. Communication Theory.
30(3), 290-309.
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Coombs, T.
(2019).
Transmedia storytelling: a potentially vital resource for CSR communication. Corporate Communications: an international journal.
24(2), 351-367.
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Coombs, W. T., & Tachkova, E. R.
(2019).
Scansis as a unique crisis type: theoretical and practical implications. Journal of Communication Management.
23(1), 72-88.
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Tkalac Verčič, A., Verčič, D., & Coombs, W. T.
(2019).
Convergence of crisis response strategy and source credibility: Who can you trust?. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management.
27(1), 28-37.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J.
(2018).
Innovation in public relations theory and practice. Journal of Communication Management.
22(4), 382-396.
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Coombs, W. T., & Laufer, D
(2018).
Global Crisis Management – Current Research and Future Directions. Journal of International Management.
24(3), 199-203.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2018).
Social issue qua wicked problems. Journal of Communication Management.
22(1), 79-95.
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Coombs, T.
(2017).
Editorial. Corporate Communications: an international journal.
22(4), 418-419.
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Yehya, N. A., & Coombs, W. T
(2017).
Catalytic defiance as a crisis communication strategy: The risk of pursuing long-term objectives. Business Horizons.
60(4), 463-472.
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Bundy, J., Pfarrer, M. D., Short, C. E., & Coombs, W. T
(2017).
Crises and Crisis Management: Integration, Interpretation, and Research Development. Journal of Management.
43(6), 1661-1692.
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Coombs, T.
(2017).
Origin stories in CSR: genesis of CSR at British American Tobacco. Corporate Communications: an international journal.
22(2), 178-191.
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Coombs, W. T., Holladay, S. J., & Claeys, A
(2016).
Debunking the myth of denial’s effectiveness in crisis communication: context matters. Journal of Communication Management.
20(4), 381-395.
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Coombs, W. T
(2016).
Reflections on a meta-analysis: Crystallizing thinking about SCCT. Journal of Public Relations Research.
28(2), 120-122.
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Timothy Coombs, W., & Holladay, S. J
(2015).
Public relations’ “Relationship Identity” in research: Enlightenment or illusion. Public Relations Review.
41(5), 689-695.
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Heath, R. L., Coombs, W. T., Edwards, L., Palenchar, M. J., & McKie, D
(2015).
Shaping the field: Bob Heath and the two volumes of the Encyclopedia of Public Relations. Public Relations Review.
41(5), 703-713.
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Coombs, W. T
(2015).
What Equivocality Teaches Us about Crisis Communication. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management.
23(3), 125-128.
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L’Etang, J., Coombs, T., & Xifra, J.
(2015).
Public relations and memory. Public Relations Inquiry.
4(2), 127-129.
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Coombs, T., & Holladay, S
(2015).
CSR as crisis risk: expanding how we conceptualize the relationship. Corporate Communications: an international journal.
20(2), 144-162.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2015).
How Activists Shape CSR: Insights from Internet Contagion and Contingency Theories. Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility.
7, 85-97.
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Coombs, W. T
(2015).
The value of communication during a crisis: Insights from strategic communication research. Business Horizons.
58(2), 141-148.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2015).
Two-Minute Drill: Video Games and Social Media to Advance CSR. Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility.
7, 127-142.
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Timothy Coombs, W., & Jean Holladay, S
(2014).
How publics react to crisis communication efforts. Journal of Communication Management.
18(1), 40-57.
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Holladay, S. J., & Coombs, W. T
(2013).
Successful prevention may not be enough: A case study of how managing a threat triggers a threat. Public Relations Review.
39(5), 451-458.
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Holladay, S. J., & Coombs, W. T
(2013).
The great automobile race of 1908 as a public relations phenomenon: Lessons from the past. Public Relations Review.
39(2), 101-110.
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Timothy Coombs, W., & Holladay, S. J
(2013).
The pseudo‐panopticon: the illusion created by CSR‐related transparency and the internet. Corporate Communications: an international journal.
18(2), 212-227.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2012).
Fringe public relations: How activism moves critical pr toward the mainstream. Public Relations Review.
38(5), 880-887.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2012).
Privileging an activist vs. a corporate view of public relations history in the U.S. Public Relations Review.
38(3), 347-353.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, J. S
(2012).
The paracrisis: The challenges created by publicly managing crisis prevention. Public Relations Review.
38(3), 408-415.
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Timothy Coombs, W., & Holladay, S. J
(2012).
Amazon.com's Orwellian nightmare: exploring apology in an online environment. Journal of Communication Management.
16(3), 280-295.
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Timothy Coombs, W., & Holladay, S. J
(2011).
Self-Regulatory Discourse: Corrective or Quiescent?. Management Communication Quarterly.
25(3), 494-510.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2011).
An exploration of the effects of victim visuals on perceptions and reactions to crisis events. Public Relations Review.
37(2), 115-120.
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Timothy Coombs, W., Frandsen, F., Holladay, S. J., & Johansen, W
(2010).
Why a concern for apologia and crisis communication?. Corporate Communications: an international journal.
15(4), 337-349.
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Malone, P. C., & Coombs, W. T
(2009).
Introduction to Special Issue on Crisis Communication. Journal of Public Relations Research.
21(2), 121-122.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2009).
Further explorations of post-crisis communication: Effects of media and response strategies on perceptions and intentions. Public Relations Review.
35(1), 1-6.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2008).
Comparing apology to equivalent crisis response strategies: Clarifying apology's role and value in crisis communication. Public Relations Review.
34(3), 252-257.
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Timothy Coombs, W., & Holladay, S. J
(2007).
The negative communication dynamic. Journal of Communication Management.
11(4), 300-312.
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(2007).
Protecting Organization Reputations During a Crisis: The Development and Application of Situational Crisis Communication Theory. Corporate Reputation Review.
10(3), 163-176.
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Coombs, W. T
(2007).
Attribution Theory as a guide for post-crisis communication research. Public Relations Review.
33(2), 135-139.
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Coombs, W. T
(2007).
Crisis and risk communication special section introduction. Public Relations Review.
33(2), 113-113.
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Laufer, D., & Coombs, W. T
(2006).
How should a company respond to a product harm crisis? The role of corporate reputation and consumer-based cues. Business Horizons.
49(5), 379-385.
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Coombs, W. T
(2006).
The Protective Powers of Crisis Response Strategies. Journal of Promotion Management: innovations in planning and applied research.
12(3-4), 241-260.
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Timothy Coombs, W., & Holladay, S. J
(2006).
Unpacking the halo effect: reputation and crisis management. Journal of Communication Management.
10(2), 123-137.
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Coombs, W. T
(2004).
West Pharmaceutical's explosion: structuring crisis discourse knowledge. Public Relations Review.
30(4), 467-473.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J.
(2004).
Understanding the aggressive workplace: Development of the workplace aggression tolerance questionnaire. Communication Studies.
55(3), 481-497.
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Coombs, W. T
(2004).
Impact of Past Crises on Current Crisis Communication: Insights From Situational Crisis Communication Theory. International Journal of Business Communication.
41(3), 265-289.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2002).
Helping Crisis Managers Protect Reputational Assets. Management Communication Quarterly.
16(2), 165-186.
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Coombs, W. T
(2002).
Deep and surface threats: conceptual and practical implications for “crisis” vs. “problem”. Public Relations Review.
28(4), 339-345.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S.
(2001).
An Extended Examination of the Crisis Situations: A Fusion of the Relational Management and Symbolic Approaches. Journal of Public Relations Research.
13(4), 321-340.
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Coombs, W. T
(2001).
Teaching the crisis management/communication course. Public Relations Review.
27(1), 89-101.
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Coombs, W. T.
(1999).
Information and Compassion in Crisis Responses: A Test of Their Effects. Journal of Public Relations Research.
11(2), 125-142.
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Coombs, W. T., & Rybacki, K
(1999).
Public relations education: Where is pedagogy?. Public Relations Review.
25(1), 55-63.
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Coombs, W. T
(1998).
The internet as potential equalizer: New leverage for confronting social irresponsibility. Public Relations Review.
24(3), 289-303.
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Coombs, W. T., & Cutbirth, C. W
(1998).
Mediated political communication, the Internet, and the new knowledge elites: prospects and portents. Telematics and Informatics.
15(3), 203-217.
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Coombs, W. T
(1995).
Choosing the Right Words. Management Communication Quarterly.
8(4), 447-476.
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Holladay, S. J., & Coombs, W. T
(1994).
Speaking of Visions and Visions Being Spoken. Management Communication Quarterly.
8(2), 165-189.
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Coombs, W. T., Holladay, S., Hasenauer, G., & Signitzer, B
(1994).
A Comparative Analysis of International Public Relations: Identification and Interpretation of Similarities and Differences Between Professionalization in Austria, Norway, and the United States. Journal of Public Relations Research.
6(1), 23-39.
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Coombs, W. T
(1993).
Philosophical underpinnings: Ramifications of a pluralist paradigm. Public Relations Review.
19(2), 111-119.
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Holladay, S. J., & Coombs, W. T
(1993).
Communicating Visions. Management Communication Quarterly.
6(4), 405-427.
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Signitzer, B. H., & Coombs, T.
(1992).
Public relations and public diplomacy: Conceptual covergences. Public Relations Review.
18(2), 137-147.
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Coombs, W. T
(1992).
The Failure of the Task Force on Food Assistance: A Case Study of the Role of Legitimacy in Issue Management. Journal of Public Relations Research.
4(2), 101-122.
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Stohl, C., & Coombs, W. T
(1988).
Cooperation or Cooptation. Management Communication Quarterly.
2(1), 63-89.
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Claeys, A., & Coombs, W. T.
(2020).
Organizational Crisis Communication: Suboptimal Crisis Response Selection Decisions and Behavioral Economics. Communication Theory.
30(3), 290-309.
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book
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(2018).
Reputational challenges in sport: Theory and application
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Coombs, W. T., Falkheimer, J., Heide, M., & Young, P
(2015).
Strategic Communication, Social Media and Democracy. Routledge.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2013).
It's Not Just PR Public Relations in Society. JOhn Wiley & Sons.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2011).
Managing Corporate Social Responsibility. Wiley.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2010).
The Handbook of Crisis Communication. Wiley-Blackwell.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2009).
PR Strategy and Application Managing Influence. Wiley-Blackwell.
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Heath, R., & Coombs, W
(2006).
Today's Public Relations: An Introduction Today's public relations: An introduction. SAGE Publications, Inc..
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(2018).
Reputational challenges in sport: Theory and application
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chapter
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J.
(2019).
Corporate scandalization process: Unpacking the corporate scandal. The Routledge Companion to Media and Scandal.
(pp. 399-409).
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(2018).
Activist Stakeholders Challenging Organizations. The Handbook of Communication Engagement.
(pp. 269-283).
John Wiley & Sons, Inc..
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(2018).
Athlete reputational crises: One point for linking: Situational crisis communication theory and sports crises. Reputational Challenges in Sport: Theory and Application.
(pp. 13-24).
Routledge.
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(2018).
Crisis communication: The best evidence from research. The Routledge Companion to Risk, Crisis and Emergency Management.
(pp. 51-66).
Routledge.
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Coombs, W. T
(2017).
Social Media and Crisis Communication. Social Media and Crisis Communication.
(pp. 21-37).
Routledge.
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Coombs, W. T
(2016).
Methodological Challenges of International Crisis Communication Research. The Handbook of International Crisis Communication Research.
(pp. 456-464).
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Young, P., Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S
(2015).
Exploring the language of social media in the discourse of public relations. Strategic Communication, Social Media and Democracy: The Challenge of the Digital Naturals.
(pp. 25-33).
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DiStaso, M., & Bortree, D.
(2014).
Ethical Practice of Social Media in Public Relations. Ethical Practice of Social Media in Public Relations.
(pp. 126-137).
Routledge.
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Coombs, T.
(2013).
Situational Theory of Crisis: Situational Crisis Communication Theory and Corporate Reputation. The Handbook of Communication and Corporate Reputation.
(pp. 262-278).
Blackwell Publishing Ltd..
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Kiousis, S., & Stromback, J
(2011).
Political Public Relations. Political Public Relations: Principles and Applications.
(pp. 214-234).
Routledge.
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Coombs, W. T
(2010).
Crisis Communication and Its Allied Fields. The Handbook of Crisis Communication.
(pp. 54-64).
Wiley-Blackwell.
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J
(2010).
Examining the Effects of Mutability and Framing on Perceptions of Human Error and Technical Error Crises: Implications for Situational Crisis Communication Theory. The Handbook of Crisis Communication.
(pp. 181-204).
Wiley-Blackwell.
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Fediuk, T. A., Coombs, W. T., & Botero, I. C
(2010).
Exploring Crisis from a Receiver Perspective: Understanding Stakeholder Reactions during Crisis Events. The Handbook of Crisis Communication.
(pp. 635-656).
Wiley-Blackwell.
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Coombs, W. T
(2010).
Parameters for Crisis Communication. The Handbook of Crisis Communication.
(pp. 17-53).
Wiley-Blackwell.
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Coombs, W. T
(2010).
Pursuing Evidence-Based Crisis Communication. The Handbook of Crisis Communication.
(pp. 719-725).
Wiley-Blackwell.
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Heath, R. L., Toth, E. L., & Waymer, D
(2009).
Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations II. Rhetorical and Critical Approaches to Public Relations II: Second Edition.
(pp. 170-194).
Routledge.
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Millar, D. P., & Heath, R. L
(2003).
Responding to Crisis. Responding to Crisis: A Rhetorical Approach to Crisis Communication.
(pp. 95-115).
Routledge.
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Coombs, W. T.
(2001).
Interpersonal Communication and Public Relations. Handbook of Public Relations.
(pp. 105-114).
SAGE Publications, Inc..
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Coombs, W. T., & Holladay, S. J.
(2019).
Corporate scandalization process: Unpacking the corporate scandal. The Routledge Companion to Media and Scandal.
(pp. 399-409).
Teaching
teaching activities
- COMM320 Organizational Comm Instructor
- COMM323 Strategic Communication Instructor
- COMM446 Comm Organztns & Society Instructor
- COMM446 Hnr-comm Organztns & Society Instructor
- COMM460 Cci: Sports Comm Instructor
- COMM491 Research Instructor
- COMM625 Intl Comm & Public Diplomacy Instructor
- COMM637 Crisis Communication Instructor
- COMM638 Crisis Communication Instructor
- COMM685 Directed Studies Instructor
- COMM691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Whitten, Rachel Linwood (2018-08). A Call for Revival: From Discourse of Renewal to Crisis Revival, a Crisis Management Approach for Brand Communities.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., Purdue University - (West Lafayette, Indiana, United States) 1990
- M.A. in Communication, Purdue University - (West Lafayette, Indiana, United States) 1985
- B.A. in Communication, Bowling Green State University - (Bowling Green, Ohio, United States) 1982
awards and honors
- Dean's Distinguished Researcher Award, conferred by University of Central Florida - (Orlando, Florida, United States), 2014
- Business Communication Impact Award, conferred by University of Southern California - (Los Angeles, California, United States), 2014
- Pathfinder Award, conferred by Institute for Public Relations - (Gainesville, Florida, United States), 2013
- Traditional Fulbright Scholarship, conferred by Council for International Exchange of Scholars - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2012
Contact
first name
- W. Timothy
has last name
- Coombs
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Communication
4234 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4234
USA
Other
- timothy.coombs@tamu.edu