Olivia Truban
Research Expertise
Crisis & Risk Communication
Health Communication
Public Relations
Olivia is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in the Public Relations and Strategic Communication track. She received her B.A. in Communication Studies from James Madison University and her M.A. in Communication with concentrations in Health Communication and Public Relations from Johns Hopkins University. Olivia’s research explores the parallels between internal communication and public relations, as well as ethics in public relations. Olivia teaches COMM 353 and COMM 107 at the University of Maryland.
Publications
Building the new architecture of crisis management: Global experts' insights on best and worst practices for securing external funding
This study explores the best and worst practices for funded research through an expert consultation survey of 36 global communication scholars with track records of funding success.
External funding is an important yet understudied area of inquiry in crisis communication research. With external funding being a keystone of assessing and broadening research impact in both academia and industry, it is important for scholarship to examine effective practices for funding proposals. This study explores the best and worst practices for funded research through an expert consultation survey of 36 global communication scholars with track records of funding success. Findings reveal motivating factors for seeking, securing and managing funding, as well as institutional factors. Findings also inform best and worst practices for securing external funding, including bridging theory and practice and establishing strong research partnerships.