How leadership in various countries has affected COVID-19 response effectiveness

Countries across the globe responded differently to the pandemic, and results show a difference in effectiveness as well.

Leslie Ruyle, Associate Research Scientist and Assistant Director Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University • conversation
May 27, 2020 • ~8 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus leadership brazil communication new-zealand coronavirus-testing germany coronavirus-response nicaragua

Masks and distancing make it tough for the hard-of-hearing, but here's how to help

Audiologists recommend enhanced communication strategies in the time of coronavirus to help the nearly 60 million Americans living with hearing loss in one or both ears.

Nicole Marrone, Associate Professor in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona • conversation
April 30, 2020 • ~7 min
Tags: covid-19 hearing speech elderly health-disparities hearing-loss nursing-homes hospitals communication face-masks hearing-aids cochlear-implant assistive-technology deaf interpreter

Face masks are a challenge for people with hearing difficulties

Here are five tips for the hearing impaired.

Kevin Munro, Ewing Professor of Audiology, University of Manchester • conversation
April 30, 2020 • ~5 min
Tags: covid-19 coronavirus communication hearing-impaired

Americans disagree on how risky the coronavirus is, but most are changing their behavior anyway

Using a survey taken from March 10 – March 16, social scientists tried to untangle the complicated connection between feelings of vulnerability and behavior change in response to the coronavirus.

Daniel Bennett, Assistant Professor (Research) of Economics, University of Southern California • conversation
March 26, 2020 • ~7 min

Tags:  covid-19  coronavirus  risk  social-psychology  communication  altruism  surveys  human-behavior

#COVID19: Social media both a blessing and a curse during coronavirus pandemic

In an age of social media and the propensity for misinformation to spread like wildfire, organizations and governments should consider social media strategies in pandemic response planning.

Fuyuki Kurasawa, York Research Chair in Global Digital Citizenship, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, York University, Canada • conversation
March 22, 2020 • ~9 min

Tags:  social-media  covid-19  coronavirus  communication  coronavirus-2020  infodemic

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