Dr. Audra Diers-Lawson is a global leader in crisis communication research.  She has been a practitioner, researcher and instructor in strategic communication with an emphasis on crisis response and brand management. Dr. Diers-Lawson is also the Chair of the Crisis Communication Division of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA) and editor for the Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research. She is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication, School of Communication, Leadership, and Marketing, Kristiania University College.